Botswana: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Botswana's nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) did not change 0 on 2023 (from 0.0026 to 0.0026).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +0.00004 and a typical year strayed about 0.0000498 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.0012 in 1990. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Botswana had the 107th highest value of the 187 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Botswana in the 2024 ranking

• Guinea-Bissau — 105th of 187: 0.0029
• Trinidad and Tobago — 106th of 187: 0.0028
• Bahrain — 107th of 187: 0.0026
• Czechia — 109th of 187: 0.0026
• Gambia, The — 110th of 187: 0.0026
• Equatorial Guinea — 111th of 187: 0.0024

What this measures

A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from fugitive emissions (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.1.bc Petroleum Refining - Manufacture of Solid Fuels and Other Energy Industries, 1.B.1 Solid Fuels, 1.B.2 Oil and Natural Gas, 5.B. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).

Limitations: Global GHG emissions are currently not directly measurable, but approaches for their estimation exist, and numerous sources exist to supply data for this indicator. Reputable scientific organizations produce these data for use for research, policy analysis, climate negotiations, and broader public communications. The estimated accuracy from fossil fuel combustion and industrial processes are quite high, as quantities of fossil fuels and other emissive materials (such as cement and steel) produced are well known. For these sectors, emissions estimates are roughly accurate to within 10% when aggregated to the global level and between 4% and 35% at the country level (Crippa et al., 2023).

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 55 values

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) in nearby economies

• Angola — 0.06 (2024)
• Benin — 0.02 (2024)
• Burkina Faso — 0.03 (2024)
• Burundi — 0.01 (2024)
• Cabo Verde — 0 (2024)
• Cameroon — 0.0096 (2024)
• Central African Republic — 0.008 (2024)
• Chad — 0.02 (2024)
• Comoros

More environment data for Botswana

• Rural population — 821,007 (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 32.04% (2025)
• Urban population — 1.74 million (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 67.96% (2025)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 156 (2024)
• Capture fisheries production (metric tons) — 40 (2024)
• Total fisheries production (metric tons) — 196 (2024)
• Rural population growth (annual %) — 0.08% (2025)
• Urban population growth (annual %) — 2.34% (2025)
• Agricultural land (sq. km) — 258,615 (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Botswana's nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e)?

0.0026 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How does Botswana rank?

107th highest of 187 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) unusual for Botswana?

In 2024, Botswana's nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) did not change 0 on 2023 (from 0.0026 to 0.0026). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +0.00004 and a typical year strayed about 0.0000498 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EN.GHG.N2O.FE.MT.CE.AR5, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, uri: https://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/dataset_ghg2024, publisher: JRC European Commission, date published: 2024; International Energy Agency (IEA), uri: https://edgar.j… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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