Reference Data in Botswana 1,892 indicators covering reference data for Botswana. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Constraints on the Executive Score 7 2018 unchanged 1st Openness of Executive Recruitment Score 4 2018 unchanged 1st Competitiveness of Executive Recruitment Score 2 2018 unchanged 84th Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 up 249.0% 72nd Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP 2021 up 139.2% 155th Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per capita 25.23 current US$ per person 2021 up 156.3% 149th Personal remittances and foreign aid received 60.58 million current US$ 2021 up 196.8% 163rd Per capita daily coal consumption 0.0033 short tons per capita per day 2018 up 131.9% 22nd Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues, annual -53.7 % change on previous year 2019 down 176.1% 161st Per capita daily gas consumption 0 thousand cubic feet per capita per day 2019 — 115th Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre 106.9 current US$ per square kilometre 2021 up 196.8% 181st Net food imports by crop - Rice, milled, annual growth rate 10.46 % change on previous year 2019 up 87.5% 88th Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues, annual -47.17 % change on previous year 2019 down 194.3% 163rd Personal remittances and foreign aid received, annual growth rate 37 % change on previous year 2021 up 532.0% 20th Per capita daily oil consumption 0.0094 barrels per capita per day 2018 down 5.2% 113th Statin use vs. average non-HDL cholesterol levels 2.7 2018 down 3.6% 184th Average non-HDL cholesterol levels 2.7 2018 down 3.6% 184th Average HDL cholesterol levels 1.3 2018 up 8.3% 48th Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 100.0% 2008 up 6.9% 1st 15_Debt securities held by nonresidents, total, short term 93.14 million 2025 — 71st 14_Debt securities held by nonresidents 435.95 million 2025 up 757.5% 124th Net food imports by crop - Maize, annual growth rate 20.94 % change on previous year 2019 down 84.4% 68th Net food imports by crop - Wheat, annual growth rate 10.31 % change on previous year 2019 down 96.9% 54th Area burned by wildfires by land cover type 2.59 million hectares 2025 up 44.7% 13th Wildfire area burned by land cover type 128.79 hectares 2025 down 99.8% 71st Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals 383.84 2023 up 132.7% 109th Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals per million people 154.76 articles per million people 2023 up 100.8% 91st Total Reserves 6,657 2018 down 27.0% 90th Rule of Law - Governance score 62.34 0-100 2024 down 6.8% 80th Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.3121 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 45.8% 80th Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people 130.75 arrivals per 1,000 people 2021 down 86.5% 130th Voice and Accountability - Governance score 62.02 0-100 2024 down 1.4% 84th Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.2953 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 14.7% 84th School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6448 years 2015 up 33.9% 160th Political Stability - Governance score 83.53 0-100 2024 down 2.4% 34th Political Stability - Governance estimate 1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 10.3% 34th Net food imports by crop - Soybeans 5,235 2019 up 48.4% 55th Control of Corruption - Governance score 60.63 0-100 2024 down 6.0% 55th Control of Corruption - Governance estimate 0.6311 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 23.2% 55th Elected parliament and government 1 2025 unchanged 1st Elections recently led to a change in government 1 2025 — 1st Average annual surface temperature 21.74 °C 2025 down 6.2% 104th Annual temperature anomalies -0.3719 °C 2025 down 135.1% 193rd Political liberties 0 2025 — 80th Political opposition 1 2025 unchanged 1st Gas consumption per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person 2024 — 128th Oil consumption per person 5,269 kilowatt-hours per person 2024 down 9.3% 130th Do more people live in urban or rural areas? 68.0% 2025 up 3.9% 114th Urban area over the long-term 1,792 km² per grid cell 2025 up 33.9% 70th Red List Index 0.98 index 2025 unchanged 6th Regulatory Quality - Governance score 61.2 0-100 2024 down 7.6% 64th Regulatory Quality - Governance estimate 0.4019 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 44.4% 64th Government Effectiveness - Governance score 59.45 0-100 2024 down 3.2% 69th Government Effectiveness - Governance estimate 0.4169 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 19.5% 69th Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0 % change on previous year 2019 down 100.0% 70th Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0 % change on previous year 2019 down 100.0% 72nd Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Synthetic 0 % change on previous year 2019 down 100.0% 72nd Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers, annual 0 % change on previous year 2019 down 100.0% 69th Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Synthetic Fertilizers 0 % change on previous year 2019 down 100.0% 67th Minimum daily requirement of calories 1,825 kilocalories per person per day 2024 up 1.0% 110th ← Previous Page 9 of 32 Next →