Botswana's nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 1.39 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 15.96% from 1.66 in 2014 (1.72% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1.39 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 1.55 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 1.66 | 2014 |
| Highest | 2.46 | 2011 |
| Lowest | 0.91 | 1970 |
| Average since 2015 | 1.7 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 0.91 | 1970 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Botswana's nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) fell 33.5% on 2023 (from 2.1 to 1.39).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +2.9% and a typical year strayed about 19.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 49.7% in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 33.5% in 2024. 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 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 121st highest value of the 203 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 1.39 | 2024 |
| World | 2,527 | 2024 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 305.43 | 2024 |
| Upper middle income | 1,016 | 2024 |
Closest to Botswana in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. 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
| Year | Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.39 |
| 2023 | 2.1 |
| 2022 | 1.8 |
| 2021 | 2.01 |
| 2020 | 1.34 |
| 2019 | 1.55 |
| 2018 | 1.7 |
| 2017 | 1.73 |
| 2016 | 1.6 |
| 2015 | 1.75 |
| 2014 |
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in nearby economies
- Angola — 6.85 (2024)
- Benin — 2.13 (2024)
- Burkina Faso — 6.29 (2024)
- Burundi — 1.46 (2024)
- Cabo Verde — 0.07 (2024)
- Cameroon — 4.78 (2024)
- Central African Republic — 4.38 (2024)
- Chad — 22.52 (2024)
- Comoros — 0.06 (2024)
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)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Botswana's nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)?
- 1.39 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is up 54.03% from 0.91 in 1970 (0.8% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 2.46 in 2011 and the lowest 0.91 in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank?
- 121st highest of 203 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) unusual for Botswana?
- In 2024, Botswana's nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) fell 33.5% on 2023 (from 2.1 to 1.39). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +2.9% and a typical year strayed about 19.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EN.GHG.N2O.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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