Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Botswana
Botswana: Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion was 0.9% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Botswana, 1971–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Botswana stood at 0.9%.
The figure is up 48.9% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Botswana peaked at 6.1% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2019.
Botswana ranks 100th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.1% | — |
| 1972 | 1.9% | -8.2% |
| 1973 | 2.3% | +21.3% |
| 1974 | 3.6% | +56.9% |
| 1975 | 3.7% | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 6.1% | +67.1% |
| 1977 | 5.6% | -8.1% |
| 1978 | 3.0% | -46.2% |
| 1979 | 3.6% | +17.8% |
| 1980 | 3.4% | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 2.4% | -30.5% |
| 1982 | 2.8% | +18.9% |
| 1983 | 1.9% | -32.6% |
| 1984 | 1.5% | -20.3% |
| 1985 | 1.6% | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 1.4% | -12.9% |
| 1987 | 1.1% | -22.9% |
| 1988 | 5.3% | +391.7% |
| 1989 | 4.2% | -21.7% |
| 1990 | 1.5% | -63.7% |
| 1991 | 2.2% | +42.8% |
| 1992 | 1.4% | -34.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | -41.7% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | +54.0% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | +33.2% |
| 1996 | 1.0% | -40.3% |
| 1997 | 1.0% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -30.7% |
| 1999 | 1.1% | +50.5% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | +69.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -48.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +95.5% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +64.6% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -27.5% |
| 2006 | 5.2% | +161.4% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | -45.1% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -48.6% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -16.8% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +20.1% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | -34.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -25.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -25.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +48.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.5% | 1.9% | 6.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 1.1% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 0.9% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 97 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.0% compare
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- 99 Niger 0.9% compare
- 101 Cape Verde 0.8% compare
- 102 United States of America 0.8% compare
- 103 Albania 0.8% 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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -16.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2916 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 2,268 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate -17.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 30,622 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 14.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3206 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Botswana?
- Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion in Botswana was 0.9% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 6.1% in 1976.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: natural resources depletion recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2019.
- How does Botswana rank for adjusted savings: natural resources depletion?
- Botswana ranks 100th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: natural resources depletion rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: natural resources depletion (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Natural resource depletion is the sum of net forest depletion, energy depletion, and mineral depletion. Net forest depletion is unit resource rents times the excess of roundwood harvest over natural growth. Energy depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of energy resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers coal, crude oil, and natural gas. Mineral depletion is the ratio of the value of the stock of mineral resources to the remaining reserve lifetime (capped at 25 years). It covers tin, gold, lead, zinc, iron, copper, nickel, silver, bauxite, and phosphate. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.