Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Botswana
Botswana: Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was -27.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Botswana, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
The most recent figure for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Botswana is -27.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 66.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Botswana peaked at 5.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -31.6%, in 2020.
That places Botswana 178th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -13.4% | — |
| 1992 | -18.5% | +38.1% |
| 1993 | -24.4% | +31.7% |
| 1994 | -17.0% | -30.4% |
| 1995 | -3.0% | -82.6% |
| 1996 | -12.0% | +306.5% |
| 1997 | -11.0% | -8.6% |
| 1998 | -7.1% | -35.3% |
| 1999 | -0.7% | -89.6% |
| 2000 | -0.1% | -83.7% |
| 2001 | -3.2% | +2583.9% |
| 2002 | -15.9% | +392.9% |
| 2003 | -17.2% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | -15.4% | -10.9% |
| 2005 | -11.3% | -26.7% |
| 2006 | -10.3% | -8.1% |
| 2007 | -11.3% | +9.7% |
| 2008 | -7.8% | -30.8% |
| 2009 | -3.6% | -53.7% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | -244.9% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -81.5% |
| 2012 | -1.7% | -280.1% |
| 2013 | -5.8% | +231.0% |
| 2014 | -16.8% | +190.4% |
| 2015 | -10.6% | -36.8% |
| 2016 | -18.2% | +71.2% |
| 2017 | -26.4% | +45.4% |
| 2018 | -23.4% | -11.4% |
| 2019 | -30.7% | +31.2% |
| 2020 | -31.6% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | -28.3% | -10.4% |
| 2022 | -24.6% | -13.0% |
| 2023 | -27.6% | +11.9% |
| 2024 | -27.9% | +1.2% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's -27.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.0%. (56 countries reporting)
- Botswana's -27.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 109.3%. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -2583.9% | -0.1% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | -392.9% | -3.2% | -15.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -11.9% | -24.4% | -0.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | -9.6% | -17.2% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -12.7% | -30.7% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -28.0% | -31.6% | -24.6% | 5 |
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More environment data for Botswana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.381 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.443 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -4.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.3323 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Botswana?
- Methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Botswana was -27.9% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was -31.6% in 2020.
- How does Botswana rank for methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Botswana ranks 178th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of methane (CH4), 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). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.