Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita was 0.2776 m3 per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita in Botswana, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per person.
Analysis
In 2024, wood fuel, non-coniferous — production, per capita in Botswana stood at 0.2776 m3 per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel, non-coniferous — production, per capita in Botswana peaked at 1.09 m3 per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.2776 m3 per person, in 2024.
Botswana ranks 66th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | m3 per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.09 m3 per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.07 m3 per person | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 1.05 m3 per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 1.02 m3 per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 1.01 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 1.01 m3 per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 1.01 m3 per person | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 1.01 m3 per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 1.01 m3 per person | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 1 m3 per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.984 m3 per person | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.9253 m3 per person | -6.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8755 m3 per person | -5.4% |
| 1974 | 0.8271 m3 per person | -5.5% |
| 1975 | 0.8166 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.7751 m3 per person | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7558 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.7095 m3 per person | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6784 m3 per person | -4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6557 m3 per person | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.6375 m3 per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.6178 m3 per person | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5905 m3 per person | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5695 m3 per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.5519 m3 per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.5353 m3 per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5177 m3 per person | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4946 m3 per person | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4753 m3 per person | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4619 m3 per person | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4488 m3 per person | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4368 m3 per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4316 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.4228 m3 per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4161 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4085 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4008 m3 per person | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3908 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3842 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3788 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3737 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3694 m3 per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3658 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3624 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3591 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3548 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.35 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3456 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3409 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3361 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.331 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.327 m3 per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3236 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3204 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3173 m3 per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3129 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3085 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3042 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2999 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2957 m3 per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2913 m3 per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2868 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2822 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2776 m3 per person | -1.6% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.2776 m3 per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1495 m3 per person, 1.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.2776 m3 per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4272 m3 per person, 65% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.03 m3 per person | 1.01 m3 per person | 1.09 m3 per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8352 m3 per person | 0.6784 m3 per person | 1 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5646 m3 per person | 0.4753 m3 per person | 0.6557 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4202 m3 per person | 0.3842 m3 per person | 0.4619 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3601 m3 per person | 0.3409 m3 per person | 0.3788 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3181 m3 per person | 0.2999 m3 per person | 0.3361 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2867 m3 per person | 0.2776 m3 per person | 0.2957 m3 per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4736 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood fuel, non-coniferous — production, per capita in Botswana?
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — production, per capita in Botswana was 0.2776 m3 per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood fuel, non-coniferous — production, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 m3 per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest wood fuel, non-coniferous — production, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2776 m3 per person in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for wood fuel, non-coniferous — production, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 66th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood fuel, non-coniferous — production, per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.