CO2 emissions per person in Botswana
Carbon dioxide emissions in Botswana were 2.74 t CO2 per person in 2024.
Botswana, 2024
2.74
Change from 2023
+1.0%
World, 2024
4.69 t CO2 per person
Position in 2024
98th of 203
CO2 emissions per person in Botswana over time
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Tonnes of CO2 per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Botswana | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.74 t CO2 per person | 4.69 t CO2 per person |
| 2023 | 2.71 t CO2 per person | 4.68 t CO2 per person |
| 2022 | 2.80 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2021 | 2.73 t CO2 per person | 4.68 t CO2 per person |
| 2020 | 2.57 t CO2 per person | 4.47 t CO2 per person |
| 2019 | 3.15 t CO2 per person | 4.70 t CO2 per person |
| 2018 | 3.57 t CO2 per person | 4.73 t CO2 per person |
| 2017 | 3.28 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2016 | 3.02 t CO2 per person | 4.65 t CO2 per person |
| 2015 | 3.22 t CO2 per person | 4.70 t CO2 per person |
| 2014 | 3.29 t CO2 per person | 4.78 t CO2 per person |
| 2013 | 2.58 t CO2 per person | 4.81 t CO2 per person |
| 2012 | 1.67 t CO2 per person | 4.77 t CO2 per person |
| 2011 | 1.94 t CO2 per person | 4.76 t CO2 per person |
| 2010 | 1.66 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2009 | 2.07 t CO2 per person | 4.45 t CO2 per person |
| 2008 | 2.31 t CO2 per person | 4.56 t CO2 per person |
| 2007 | 2.31 t CO2 per person | 4.59 t CO2 per person |
| 2006 | 2.21 t CO2 per person | 4.48 t CO2 per person |
| 2005 | 2.39 t CO2 per person | 4.39 t CO2 per person |
| 2004 | 2.24 t CO2 per person | 4.28 t CO2 per person |
| 2003 | 2.33 t CO2 per person | 4.15 t CO2 per person |
| 2002 | 2.39 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
| 2001 | 2.31 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
| 2000 | 2.44 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.0% from 2.71 t CO2 per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 3.29 t CO2 per person, the figure has changed by −16.8%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Botswana has the 98th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 4.69 t CO2 per person.
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Greenhouse gas emissions per person
4.8 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
Temperature change
0.44e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
2.55e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
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Total greenhouse gas emissions
12.1 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Methane emissions
3.4 Mt CO2e
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Nitrous oxide emissions
1.39 Mt CO2e
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