Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Botswana
Botswana: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was -33.53 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Botswana, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Botswana stood at -33.53 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is down 300.2% on the previous year and down 597.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Botswana peaked at 49.71 % change on previous year in 2021 and was at its lowest, -33.53 % change on previous year, in 2024.
Botswana ranks 203rd of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 3.34 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 14.49 % change on previous year | +334.2% |
| 1973 | 3.23 % change on previous year | -77.7% |
| 1974 | 9.1 % change on previous year | +181.7% |
| 1975 | 9.28 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 10.52 % change on previous year | +13.3% |
| 1977 | 7.72 % change on previous year | -26.6% |
| 1978 | -5.9 % change on previous year | -176.4% |
| 1979 | -0.9821 % change on previous year | -83.3% |
| 1980 | 2.89 % change on previous year | -393.9% |
| 1981 | 1.59 % change on previous year | -45.0% |
| 1982 | 9.59 % change on previous year | +503.4% |
| 1983 | -2.5 % change on previous year | -126.1% |
| 1984 | -4.91 % change on previous year | +96.3% |
| 1985 | -11.67 % change on previous year | +137.6% |
| 1986 | -0.9043 % change on previous year | -92.3% |
| 1987 | 5.14 % change on previous year | -668.0% |
| 1988 | 21.59 % change on previous year | +320.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5699 % change on previous year | -97.4% |
| 1990 | 2.07 % change on previous year | +262.6% |
| 1991 | -18.72 % change on previous year | -1005.9% |
| 1992 | -8.33 % change on previous year | -55.5% |
| 1993 | 11.07 % change on previous year | -232.9% |
| 1994 | -10.52 % change on previous year | -195.1% |
| 1995 | 18.7 % change on previous year | -277.8% |
| 1996 | -8.12 % change on previous year | -143.4% |
| 1997 | -1.67 % change on previous year | -79.5% |
| 1998 | 3.63 % change on previous year | -317.8% |
| 1999 | 13.05 % change on previous year | +259.5% |
| 2000 | 29.56 % change on previous year | +126.5% |
| 2001 | -19.97 % change on previous year | -167.6% |
| 2002 | 8.59 % change on previous year | -143.0% |
| 2003 | -25.9 % change on previous year | -401.7% |
| 2004 | -4.64 % change on previous year | -82.1% |
| 2005 | 12.05 % change on previous year | -359.7% |
| 2006 | 5.17 % change on previous year | -57.1% |
| 2007 | -3.34 % change on previous year | -164.6% |
| 2008 | 29.55 % change on previous year | -983.8% |
| 2009 | -22.74 % change on previous year | -177.0% |
| 2010 | 47.11 % change on previous year | -307.1% |
| 2011 | 11.08 % change on previous year | -76.5% |
| 2012 | -32.82 % change on previous year | -396.2% |
| 2013 | 5.52 % change on previous year | -116.8% |
| 2014 | -4.81 % change on previous year | -187.2% |
| 2015 | 5.67 % change on previous year | -217.8% |
| 2016 | -8.82 % change on previous year | -255.8% |
| 2017 | 8.49 % change on previous year | -196.2% |
| 2018 | -1.76 % change on previous year | -120.8% |
| 2019 | -8.97 % change on previous year | +408.3% |
| 2020 | -13.32 % change on previous year | +48.5% |
| 2021 | 49.71 % change on previous year | -473.1% |
| 2022 | -10.71 % change on previous year | -121.5% |
| 2023 | 16.75 % change on previous year | -256.4% |
| 2024 | -33.53 % change on previous year | -300.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.64 % change on previous year | -5.9 % change on previous year | 14.49 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.14 % change on previous year | -11.67 % change on previous year | 21.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1163 % change on previous year | -18.72 % change on previous year | 18.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8315 % change on previous year | -25.9 % change on previous year | 29.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.07 % change on previous year | -32.82 % change on previous year | 47.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.78 % change on previous year | -33.53 % change on previous year | 49.71 % change on previous year | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Botswana?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in Botswana was -33.53 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 49.71 % change on previous year in 2021.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was -33.53 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- Botswana ranks 203rd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 597.4%. 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 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.