Coal rents in Botswana
Botswana: Coal rents was 0.5% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Coal rents in Botswana, 1971–2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coal rents in Botswana is 0.5%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 81.1% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coal rents in Botswana peaked at 1.5% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1971.
Botswana ranks 13th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 10 Mauritania 0.7% compare
- 11 Russia 0.6% compare
- 12 China 0.6% compare
- 14 Tajikistan 0.5% compare
- 16 Vietnam 0.4% compare
More environment data for Botswana
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.32 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1395 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0175 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.625 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 40 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 156 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 6.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.74 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 3.44 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.3938 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coal rents in Botswana?
- Coal rents in Botswana was 0.5% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest coal rents recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 1982.
- What is the lowest coal rents recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1971.
- How does Botswana rank for coal rents?
- Botswana ranks 13th out of 199 countries with data for 2021.
- Is coal rents rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Coal rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Coal rents are the difference between the value of both hard and soft coal production at world prices and their total costs of production.