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Botswana
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP37.23[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita16518.23[$]
Population2.25[millions]
Urbanization70.88[%]
Land Area580859.89[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 103 40.4 -1.1
Health 158 20.2 4.2
Air Quality 168 19.7 3.2
PM2.5 158 17.8 2.4
Household solid fuels 120 20.8 4.7
Ozone 137 31.4 -1.1
Sanitation & Drinking Water 136 20.8 5.7
Sanitation 135 21.9 6.2
Drinking water 137 20.1 5.4
Heavy Metals 125 39.8 6.7
Lead 125 39.8 6.7
Waste Management 130 0.7 -
Solid waste 130 0.7 -
Ecosystem Vitality 48 53.8 -4.7
Biodiversity 1 91.6 1.4
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 1 100 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100 -
Marine protected areas - - -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 8 70.7 13
Species Habitat Index 19 96 -1.5
Species Protection Index 40 93.4 0.1
Biodiversity Habitat Index 20 72.5 -0.7
Ecosystem Services 31 66.1 24.5
Tree cover loss 24 68.9 28.2
Grassland loss 107 49.5 27
Wetland loss 142 34 -42
Fisheries - - -
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index - - -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 128 37.9 -18.8
CO2 growth rate 161 10.7 -31.2
CH4 growth rate 1 100 -
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 1 100 -
Black Carbon growth rate 168 6.6 -45.1
CO2 from land cover 20 84.6 -
GHG intensity trend 1 100 55
GHG per capita 128 30.5 -8.5
Pollution Emissions 72 70 18.1
SO2 growth rate 52 95.8 28.7
NOx growth rate 110 44.2 7.4
Agriculture 178 4.8 -7.4
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 178 4.8 -7.4
Water Resources 106 1 -
Wastewater treatment 106 1 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Belize 41.9
Georgia 41.3
Botswana 40.4
Namibia 40.2
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Iraq 39.5
Bhutan 39.3
Nicaragua 39.2
Sri Lanka 39
Oman 38.5
GDP per capita
Serbia 55.2
Azerbaijan 46.5
Dominican Republic 46.3
Montenegro 46.3
Gabon 45.8
Barbados 45.6
Thailand 45.4
Turkmenistan 43.9
Botswana 40.4
China 37.3
Issue Performance
Gabon 45.8
Botswana 40.4
Namibia 40.2
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Zimbabwe 37
Central African Republic 36.9
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Mongolia 32.2
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Regulatory Quality
Romania 64.7
Croatia 63.1
Costa Rica 52.5
Bahrain 51
Uruguay 49.1
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Panama 47.3
Peru 44
Botswana 40.4
Qatar 37.1
Voice & Accountability
Romania 64.7
Croatia 63.1
Brazil 51.2
Tonga 45.1
Grenada 43.1
Belize 41.9
Botswana 40.4
Namibia 40.2
Vanuatu 28.9
Solomon Islands 26.7
Political Stability
Denmark 82.5
Finland 78.9
Australia 74.9
Ireland 72.8
Canada 71
Barbados 45.6
Grenada 43.1
Saint Lucia 43.1
Botswana 40.4
Kiribati 37.7
Sub-Saharan Africa
South Africa 43.1
Botswana 40.4
Namibia 40.2
Burkina Faso 38.3
Malawi 38.3
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Zimbabwe 37
Central African Republic 36.9
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Landlocked Developing Countries
Bolivia 44.3
Turkmenistan 43.9
Botswana 40.4
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Bhutan 39.3
Burkina Faso 38.3
Malawi 38.3
Tajikistan 38.2
Zimbabwe 37
Central African Republic 36.9
Ease of Doing Business Index
Malta 70.7
Albania 49
Panama 47.3
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
South Africa 43.1
Botswana 40.4
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Bhutan 39.3
Qatar 37.1
Zambia 34.7
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
BWA