Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in Botswana
Botswana: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square was 658.09 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square in Botswana, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Botswana is 658.09 current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 26.0% on the previous year and up 222.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Botswana peaked at 658.09 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 60.08 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1990.
Botswana ranks 185th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in Botswana, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 60.08 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 61.7 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 78 current US$ per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 1993 | 80.41 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 79.58 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 86.05 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 82.01 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 89.69 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 111.16 current US$ per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1999 | 120.9 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 131.99 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 132.52 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 143.31 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 145.34 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 154.55 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 175.71 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2006 | 176.98 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 196.31 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 207.89 current US$ per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 204.18 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 169.94 current US$ per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2011 | 204.21 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2012 | 186.95 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 309.15 current US$ per square kilometre | +65.4% |
| 2014 | 415.29 current US$ per square kilometre | +34.3% |
| 2015 | 426.43 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 420.12 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 483.95 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 505.35 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 521.67 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 522.28 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 658.09 current US$ per square kilometre | +26.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 658.09 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12,139 current US$ per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 658.09 current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 899.68 current US$ per square kilometre, 73% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +65.4% | 186.95 current US$ per square kilometre | 309.15 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.96 current US$ per square kilometre | 60.08 current US$ per square kilometre | 120.9 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 166.88 current US$ per square kilometre | 131.99 current US$ per square kilometre | 207.89 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 364.31 current US$ per square kilometre | 169.94 current US$ per square kilometre | 521.67 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 590.18 current US$ per square kilometre | 522.28 current US$ per square kilometre | 658.09 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 182 Yemen 721.28 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 183 Tanzania 666.05 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 184 Djibouti 665.71 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 186 Suriname 645.87 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 187 Iceland 635.5 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 188 Mongolia 616.86 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Botswana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0175 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 136.3 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.6918 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0128 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 99.52 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0101 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Botswana?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Botswana was 658.09 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 658.09 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.08 current US$ per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Botswana rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square?
- Botswana ranks 185th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 222.3%. 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 Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.