Botswana

GDP (PPP) per capita (2020): 15,458.48 Int. Dollar Population (2020): 2,351,625 HDI (2020): 0.73
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 89
Score: 48.3
Vulnerability 0.466
Readiness 0.433

The high vulnerability score and high readiness score of Botswana places it in the upper-right quadrant of the ND-GAIN Matrix. It is on the road to responding effectively to climate change, but the adaptation needs and urgency to act are greater. Botswana is the 66th most vulnerable country and the 86th most ready country.

ND-GAIN Ranking since 1995

Year 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ranking
111
111
108
104
106
103
104
105
95
97
94
95
97
97
98
96
96
94
95
91
91
86
92
91
89
89
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2001 to 2020 Score
Vulnerability
0.466
Food
0.498
Projected change of cereal yields
0.835
Projected population change
0.320
Food import dependency
0.198
Rural population
0.314
Agriculture capacity
0.991
Child malnutrition
0.332
Water
0.350
Projected change of annual runoff
0
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.068
Water dependency ratio
0.804
Dam capacity
0.878
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.559
Projected change of deaths from climate change induced diseases
0.364
Projected change in vector-borne diseases
0.660
Dependency on external resource for health services
0.222
Slum population
-
Medical staff
0.990
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.344
Projected change of biome distribution
0.541
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0
Natural capital dependency
0.156
Ecological footprint
0.169
Protected biome
0.394
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.806
Human Habitat
0.544
Projected change of warm periods
0.112
Projected change of flood hazard
0.652
Urban concentration
0.686
Age dependency ratio
0.611
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.524
Paved roads
0.679
Infrastructure
0.500
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.437
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
0.819
Population living under 5m above sea level
-
Electricity access
0.283
Disaster preparedness
0.463