Environment in Botswana 1,642 indicators covering environment for Botswana. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Import quantity 17.83 t 2023 up 901.7% 130th Share using safely managed drinking water 63.3% 2024 down 8.7% 112th People not using safely managed drinking water sources 925,484 people 2024 up 38.8% 72nd Drinking water service usage 63.3% 2024 down 8.7% 112th Mules and hinnies — Livestock units per agricultural land area 0 LSU/ha 2023 — 23rd Mules and hinnies — Share in total livestock 0.3 %LSU 2023 up 114.3% 31st Mules and hinnies — Stocks 2,008 LSU 2023 up 4.6% 46th River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 1.02 Percentage of agricultural land area 2022 up 6.8% 123rd Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 1.85 Percentage of GDP 2022 down 23.7% 137th Other potassic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import quantity 54.44 t 2023 down 34.9% 108th Other potassic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import value 40.4 1000 USD 2023 down 57.0% 117th PK compounds — Import value 575.99 1000 USD 2023 up 2,957.3% 65th PK compounds — Import quantity 1,291 t 2023 up 33,972.6% 40th Sodium nitrate — Import value 62.57 1000 USD 2023 up 77.8% 87th Sodium nitrate — Import quantity 75.29 t 2023 down 3.4% 79th Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 3,004 million SLC 2024 up 43.1% 89th Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 221.49 million USD 2024 down 5.3% 77th Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 198.92 million USD 2024 down 7.5% 72nd Fertilizers n.e.c. — Export value 90.8 1000 USD 2023 up 247.9% 88th Fertilizers n.e.c. — Export quantity 231.08 t 2023 up 868.9% 75th Other phosphatic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import quantity 128.1 t 2023 up 83.2% 78th Other phosphatic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import value 145.17 1000 USD 2023 up 205.8% 74th Recovered paper — Production, per square kilometre 0.0176 t per square kilometre 2023 up 25.0% 105th Phosphate rock — Import value 0.17 1000 USD 2023 down 98.5% 154th Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 3.52 % 2024 down 15.2% 34th Phosphate rock — Import quantity 0.1 t 2023 down 99.2% 148th Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Export quantity 509.2 t 2023 up 50,820.0% 66th Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Export value 313.99 1000 USD 2023 up 45,405.8% 71st Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value US$ 144.41 million USD 2024 up 61.8% 82nd Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value US$, 2015 prices 131.26 million USD 2024 up 60.0% 83rd Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit 2.25 % 2024 up 26.6% 70th Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Ratio of Value Added 0.4338 2024 up 43.4% 24th Prefabricated buildings of wood (export/import) — Import value 275 1000 USD 2024 down 37.2% 104th Forest rents 0.3% 2021 down 7.8% 82nd Water withdrawals per capita 88.7 cubic meters per person 2023 down 0.6% 144th Superphosphates above 35% — Import quantity 0 t 2021 down 100.0% 161st Superphosphates above 35% — Import value 0.01 1000 USD 2021 down 100.0% 161st Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) 81.91 2022 up 31.5% 45th Exported deforestation 0.4 hectares 2023 down 97.1% 138th Imported deforestation 1,243 hectares 2023 up 31.3% 130th Deforestation embedded in trade 1,243 hectares 2023 up 33.2% 96th Consumption-based deforestation per person 5.02 square meters 2023 up 12.5% 68th Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) 0 % 2021 — 154th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 0.2959 Percentage of GDP 2021 down 7.8% 70th Industrial water withdrawal 31.00 million cubic meters 2023 down 7.6% 130th Watermelons — Gross Production Value 533 1000 USD 2024 up 98.1% 82nd Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 7,650 1000 USD 2023 up 35,691.4% 104th Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 1,513 t 2023 up 12,928.5% 91st Herbicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 708.48 t 2023 up 355.4% 111th Herbicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 3,863 1000 USD 2023 up 513.4% 109th Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 709.92 t 2023 up 66,384.4% 114th Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 2,459 1000 USD 2023 up 99,212.7% 118th Fungicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 154.98 t 2023 up 121.7% 115th Fungicides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 901.84 1000 USD 2023 up 257.9% 118th Prefabricated buildings of wood (export/import) — Export value 23 1000 USD 2024 up 2,200.0% 90th 15.2.1 Forest area under an independently verified forest management 0 1000 ha 2024 — 80th Watermelons — Gross Production Value 12,371 1000 SLC 2024 up 342.6% 62nd Total official financial flows for water supply and sanitation, by recipient 140,000 millions of constant united states dollars 2024 down 79.1% 141st Hazardous pesticides — Import quantity 376.38 t 2023 down 81.0% 28th Hazardous pesticides — Import value 3,000 1000 USD 2023 down 57.2% 20th ← Previous Page 22 of 28 Next →