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Carbon intensity of the economy — Botswana

Carbon intensity of the economy in Botswana in 2022 — 0.188 kg/$. Ranked 80 in the world out of 164. Since 1972, the indicator has risen by 623.1%.

2022 0.188 kg/$ +3.87% vs 2021
World rank 80of 164
Period maximum 0.664 kg/$1980
Period minimum 0.026 kg/$1972

Trend over time

1972–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Botswana, 1972–202200.20.40.60.8197219771982198719921997200220072012201720221972: 0.026 kg/$1973: 0.05 kg/$1974: 0.079 kg/$1975: 0.155 kg/$1976: 0.445 kg/$1977: 0.529 kg/$1978: 0.505 kg/$1979: 0.5 kg/$1980: 0.664 kg/$1981: 0.596 kg/$1982: 0.546 kg/$1983: 0.464 kg/$1984: 0.412 kg/$1985: 0.465 kg/$1986: 0.409 kg/$1987: 0.443 kg/$1988: 0.429 kg/$1989: 0.359 kg/$1990: 0.405 kg/$1991: 0.36 kg/$1992: 0.361 kg/$1993: 0.398 kg/$1994: 0.356 kg/$1995: 0.327 kg/$1996: 0.274 kg/$1997: 0.252 kg/$1998: 0.292 kg/$1999: 0.246 kg/$2000: 0.282 kg/$2001: 0.28 kg/$2002: 0.267 kg/$2003: 0.24 kg/$2004: 0.233 kg/$2005: 0.229 kg/$2006: 0.209 kg/$2007: 0.193 kg/$2008: 0.189 kg/$2009: 0.171 kg/$2010: 0.182 kg/$2011: 0.149 kg/$2012: 0.188 kg/$2013: 0.189 kg/$2014: 0.216 kg/$2015: 0.179 kg/$2016: 0.196 kg/$2017: 0.21 kg/$2018: 0.218 kg/$2019: 0.207 kg/$2020: 0.188 kg/$2021: 0.181 kg/$2022: 0.188 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.162 (+623.08%) Average annual rate: 4.04 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Botswana

Botswana 0.188 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.202 kg/$
Southern Africa computed 0.554 kg/$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.349 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Botswana, by year Botswana All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.188 +0.007 +3.87%
2021 0.181 −0.007 −3.72%
2020 0.188 −0.019 −9.18%
2019 0.207 −0.011 −5.05%
2018 0.218 +0.008 +3.81%
2017 0.21 +0.014 +7.14%
2016 0.196 +0.017 +9.5%
2015 0.179 −0.037 −17.13%
2014 0.216 +0.027 +14.29%
2013 0.189 +0.001 +0.53%
2012 0.188 +0.039 +26.17%
2011 0.149 −0.033 −18.13%
2010 0.182 +0.011 +6.43%
2009 0.171 −0.018 −9.52%
2008 0.189 −0.004 −2.07%
2007 0.193 −0.016 −7.66%
2006 0.209 −0.02 −8.73%
2005 0.229 −0.004 −1.72%
2004 0.233 −0.007 −2.92%
2003 0.24 −0.027 −10.11%
2002 0.267 −0.013 −4.64%
2001 0.28 −0.002 −0.71%
2000 0.282 +0.036 +14.63%
1999 0.246 −0.046 −15.75%
1998 0.292 +0.04 +15.87%
1997 0.252 −0.022 −8.03%
1996 0.274 −0.053 −16.21%
1995 0.327 −0.029 −8.15%
1994 0.356 −0.042 −10.55%
1993 0.398 +0.037 +10.25%
1992 0.361 +0.001 +0.28%
1991 0.36 −0.045 −11.11%
1990 0.405 +0.046 +12.81%
1989 0.359 −0.07 −16.32%
1988 0.429 −0.014 −3.16%
1987 0.443 +0.034 +8.31%
1986 0.409 −0.056 −12.04%
1985 0.465 +0.053 +12.86%
1984 0.412 −0.052 −11.21%
1983 0.464 −0.082 −15.02%
1982 0.546 −0.05 −8.39%
1981 0.596 −0.068 −10.24%
1980 0.664 +0.164 +32.8%
1979 0.5 −0.005 −0.99%
1978 0.505 −0.024 −4.54%
1977 0.529 +0.084 +18.88%
1976 0.445 +0.29 +187.1%
1975 0.155 +0.076 +96.2%
1974 0.079 +0.029 +58%
1973 0.05 +0.024 +92.31%
1972 0.026 — —

Southern Africa, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SZ Eswatini 0.107 NA Namibia 0.156 BW Botswana 0.188 LS Lesotho 0.536 ZA South Africa 0.593
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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