Botswana - Environment
As far as the environment of Botswana is concerned, there have been overgrazing; desertification; limited freshwater resources; air pollution. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands.
About the environment of Botswana
| Climate | We have semiarid; warm winters and hot summers |
|---|---|
| Revenue from forest resources | 0.23% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Revenue from coal | 0.45% of GDP (2018 est.) |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 210,854 tons (2010 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | 12.24 billion cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | Zambezi (shared with Zambia [s]), Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique [m]) - 2,740 km; Limpopo (shared with South Africa [s], Zimbabwe, and Mozambique [m]) - 1,800 km; Okavango river mouth (shared with Angola [s], and Namibia) - 1,600 km |
| Total water withdrawal | |
| Municipal | 110 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Industrial | 30 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Agricultural | 80 million cubic meters (2020 est.) |
| Air pollutants | |
| Particulate matter emissions | 12.82 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 6.34 megatons (2016 est.) |
| Methane emissions | 5.73 megatons (2020 est.) |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 45.8% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 0.6% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0% (2018 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 45.2% (2018 est.) |
| Forest | 19.8% (2018 est.) |
| Other | 34.4% (2018 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 72.9% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 2.47% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 269,000 GABORONE (capital) (2018). |
All Important Facts about Botswana
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