Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Botswana
Botswana: Voice and Accountability - Number of sources was 13 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Botswana, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for voice and accountability - number of sources in Botswana is 13, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, voice and accountability - number of sources in Botswana peaked at 17 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6, in 1996.
Botswana ranks 25th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Voice and Accountability - Number of sources in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 6 | — |
| 1998 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 9 | +28.6% |
| 2003 | 11 | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 14 | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 17 | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14 | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 14 | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 13 | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 13 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 13 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.5, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Voice and Accountability - Number of sources 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +28.6% | 7 | 9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.56 | 7 | 15 | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.7 | 14 | 17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.33 | 13 | 14 | 6 |
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 voice and accountability - number of sources in Botswana?
- Voice and accountability - number of sources in Botswana was 13 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 17 in 2013.
- What is the lowest voice and accountability - number of sources recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 6 in 1996.
- How does Botswana rank for voice and accountability - number of sources?
- Botswana ranks 25th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is voice and accountability - number of sources rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Voice and Accountability - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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