Environment in Botswana 53 indicators covering environment for Botswana. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.5204 Mt CO2e 2024 up 45.0% 141st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.32 Mt CO2e 2024 up 3.9% 124th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.3938 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 down 21.7% 69th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 3.44 Mt CO2e 2024 down 8.2% 96th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.74 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 16.8% 98th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 6.9 Mt CO2e 2024 down 3.4% 127th Aquaculture production 156 metric tons 2024 — 153rd Capture fisheries production 40 metric tons 2024 down 99.3% 206th Total fisheries production 196 metric tons 2024 down 96.5% 203rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.3592 Mt CO2e 2024 up 141.4% 134th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.625 Mt CO2e 2024 down 19.7% 122nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0175 Mt CO2e 2024 up 15.9% 122nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1395 Mt CO2e 2024 down 38.3% 149th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 0.561 Mt CO2e 2024 down 35.4% 125th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.031 Mt CO2e 2024 up 10.3% 119th Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0185 Mt CO2e 2024 up 21.7% 100th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 12.1 Mt CO2e 2024 down 5.9% 134th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.0303 Mt CO2e 2024 up 18.4% 146th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.027 Mt CO2e 2024 up 9.3% 123rd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.459 Mt CO2e 2024 down 7.5% 22nd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.39 Mt CO2e 2024 down 16.0% 121st Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.2816 Mt CO2e 2024 up 33.3% 100th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0017 Mt CO2e 2024 down 19.0% 137th Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e 2024 down 9.1% 136th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.8 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 18.9% 92nd Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1.51 Mt CO2e 2024 down 35.5% 123rd Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.237 Mt CO2e 2024 up 15.2% 99th Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.07 Mt CO2e 2024 up 12.2% 99th Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0012 Mt CO2e 2024 down 20.0% 137th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0026 Mt CO2e 2024 unchanged 107th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.36 Mt CO2e 2024 down 13.3% 137th F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 0.4395 Mt CO2e 2024 up 162.2% 112th Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1512 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 21.7% 68th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 144.5% 2024 down 5.7% 94th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -21.8% 2024 down 213.4% 178th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 30.5% 2024 down 21.1% 136th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -27.9% 2024 down 66.0% 178th Coal rents 0.5% 2021 up 35.8% 13th Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 2.23 2022 up 9.7% 145th Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 9.79 Mt CO2e 2023 up 8.8% 125th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop -2.82 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 106th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 26.4% 2023 down 6.0% 129th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 66.4% 2023 up 8.5% 120th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 86.4% 2023 up 3.3% 126th Forest rents 0.3% 2021 down 7.8% 82nd Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 81.91 2022 up 31.5% 45th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -18.02 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 131st Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 15.2 Mt CO2e 2023 unchanged 32nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 59th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 38th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 34.4% 2017 down 38.4% 83rd PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 0.0% 2017 — 92nd