Urban area long term, per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Urban area long term, per capita was 0.0007 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Urban area long term, per capita in Botswana, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban area long term, per capita in Botswana is 0.0007 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area long term, per capita in Botswana peaked at 0.0007 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per person, in 1963.
Botswana ranks 5th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban area long term, per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.0001 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 units per person | +13.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 units per person | +14.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 units per person | +13.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 units per person | +13.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 units per person | +13.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 units per person | +12.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 units per person | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 units per person | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 units per person | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 units per person | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 units per person | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0005 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.5% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0007 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 6.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0007 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 units per person, 10.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 2 Puerto Rico 0.0009 units per person compare
- 3 American Samoa 0.0009 units per person compare
- 4 Australia 0.0008 units per person compare
- 6 United States 0.0007 units per person compare
- 7 Andorra 0.0006 units per person compare
- 8 Greenland 0.0005 units per person compare
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 urban area long term, per capita in Botswana?
- Urban area long term, per capita in Botswana was 0.0007 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban area long term, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0007 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban area long term, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per person in 1963.
- How does Botswana rank for urban area long term, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 5th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area long term, per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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 Urban area long term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban area long term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing 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
Urban area long term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.