Environment in Botswana

1,642 indicators covering environment for Botswana.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Pulp for paper — Export quantity 120 t 2024 112th
Pulp for paper — Export value 128 1000 USD 2024 108th
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 up 11.4% 130th
Wood charcoal — Export quantity 3 t 2024 down 95.5% 153rd
Roundwood, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 107th
Mules and Asses — Stocks 85,250 An 2023 down 72.8% 42nd
Mules and Asses — Amount excreted in manure 1.86 million kg 2023 down 72.8% 42nd
Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture 1.84 million kg 2023 down 72.8% 41st
Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 368,429 kg 2023 down 72.8% 41st
Mules and Asses — Manure left on pasture that leaches 552,643 kg 2023 down 72.8% 41st
Mules and Asses — Manure management 37,215 kg 2023 down 72.8% 36th
Mules and Asses — Losses from manure treated 0 kg 2023 1st
Mules and Asses — Manure applied to soils 37,215 kg 2023 down 72.8% 36th
Mules and Asses — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 7,443 kg 2023 down 72.8% 36th
Mules and Asses — Manure applied to soils that leaches 11,164 kg 2023 down 72.8% 36th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Import quantity 205 t 2024 83rd
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, unbleached — Import value 172 1000 USD 2024 82nd
Printing and writing papers — Export quantity 26 t 2024 up 1,200.0% 151st
Printing and writing papers — Export value 26 1000 USD 2024 up 85.7% 152nd
Pulp for paper — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 2,211.3% 100th
Pulp for paper — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 11,427.7% 99th
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 61.2% 152nd
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0002 t per square kilometre 2023 up 28.2% 146th
Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1512 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 21.7% 68th
Wood pulp — Import value, per capita 0.0004 1000 USD per person 2024 up 2,998.1% 86th
Wood pulp — Import quantity, per capita 0.0004 t per person 2024 up 15,910.1% 80th
Chemical wood pulp — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 2,908.0% 101st
Chemical wood pulp — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 77,145.0% 103rd
Watermelons — Yield 124,972 kg/ha 2024 up 32.7% 2nd
Wood charcoal — Production, per square kilometre 0.1326 t per square kilometre 2023 up 1.6% 93rd
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita 0.5 kg/cap 2024 up 127.3% 74th
Other fibreboard — Export quantity 19 m3 2024 98th
Other fibreboard — Export value 4 1000 USD 2024 103rd
Wood charcoal — Import quantity 487 t 2024 105th
Wood charcoal — Import value 192 1000 USD 2024 up 3,740.0% 122nd
Watermelons — Gross Production Value 4,349 1000 Int$ 2024 up 342.4% 80th
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.78 kg/ha 2024 up 312.1% 62nd
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity 3,505 t 2024 up 167.4% 124th
Pesticides (total) — Export quantity 36.27 t 2024 up 4,040.9% 119th
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF -27.9% 2024 down 66.0% 178th
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
Coal rents 0.5% 2021 up 35.8% 13th
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use 1,249 t 2024 up 166.3% 101st
Insecticides — Agricultural Use 951 t 2024 up 167.9% 55th
Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use 73 t 2024 up 170.4% 126th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per square 0.0001 t per square kilometre 2023 up 850.0% 95th
Herbicides — Agricultural Use 220 t 2024 up 168.3% 118th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Production 0 t 2024 58th
Rodenticides — Agricultural Use 5 t 2024 unchanged 52nd
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% 60th
Forest land — Share in Land area 27.76 % 2024 up 0.0% 138th
Wood pulp — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 2,784.5% 97th
Wood pulp — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 14,806.2% 96th
Other land — Area 15,081 1000 ha 2024 up 0.9% 49th
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.55 g/Int$ 2024 up 127.7% 30th
Solid biofuels — Energy production 33,828 TJ 2024 up 15.1% 99th
Fuelwood — Energy production 33,828 TJ 2024 up 15.1% 93rd
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per square kilometre 0 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 44.5% 159th