How have things changed?, per capita in Botswana
Botswana: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0001 metric tons per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
How have things changed?, per capita in Botswana, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
In 2024, how have things changed?, per capita in Botswana stood at 0.0001 metric tons per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 84.0% on the previous year and down 97.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Botswana peaked at 0.0056 metric tons per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0 metric tons per person, in 2006.
Botswana ranks 207th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
How have things changed?, per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.001 metric tons per person | +19.3% |
| 1967 | 0.001 metric tons per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | +32.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0018 metric tons per person | +35.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0018 metric tons per person | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0018 metric tons per person | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0017 metric tons per person | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | +26.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0019 metric tons per person | -11.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | -37.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | +20.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0012 metric tons per person | -13.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | +15.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | +9.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0028 metric tons per person | +84.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | -48.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0013 metric tons per person | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | +20.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0056 metric tons per person | +266.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -88.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 metric tons per person | -11.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | -53.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 metric tons per person | +13.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -62.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -15.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | +49.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -49.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | +20.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -19.5% |
| 2006 | 0 metric tons per person | -39.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | +435.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | +261.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0008 metric tons per person | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 metric tons per person | +40.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0015 metric tons per person | +39.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | +37.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0026 metric tons per person | +26.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0021 metric tons per person | -21.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 metric tons per person | -79.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 metric tons per person | +237.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -49.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | +20.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 metric tons per person | -16.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0009 metric tons per person | +25.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0016 metric tons per person | +72.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 metric tons per person | -69.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 metric tons per person | -84.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0001 metric tons per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0109 metric tons per person, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0001 metric tons per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0062 metric tons per person, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per capita in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +435.2% | 0 metric tons per person | 0.0002 metric tons per person |
| 1993 | +266.7% | 0.0015 metric tons per person | 0.0056 metric tons per person |
| 2009 | +261.8% | 0.0002 metric tons per person | 0.0009 metric tons per person |
| 2017 | +237.0% | 0.0004 metric tons per person | 0.0014 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0011 metric tons per person | 0.0009 metric tons per person | 0.0014 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0017 metric tons per person | 0.0011 metric tons per person | 0.0021 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0016 metric tons per person | 0.0012 metric tons per person | 0.0028 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0012 metric tons per person | 0.0001 metric tons per person | 0.0056 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 metric tons per person | 0 metric tons per person | 0.0009 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 metric tons per person | 0.0004 metric tons per person | 0.0026 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 metric tons per person | 0.0001 metric tons per person | 0.0016 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More reference data data for Botswana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0078 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0825 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0424 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Botswana?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Botswana was 0.0001 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0056 metric tons per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 metric tons per person in 2006.
- How does Botswana rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 207th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.