Botswana

GDP (PPP) per capita (2022): 18,516.19 Int. Dollar Population (2022): 2,630,296 HDI (2022): 0.71
ND-GAIN Country Index rank 86
Score: 50.0
Vulnerability 0.434
Readiness 0.434

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 87th most vulnerable country and the 87th 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 21 22
Ranking
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99
96
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96
100
92
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92
88
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86
86
Denotes worst scores
Indicator 2003 to 2022 Score
Vulnerability
0.434
Food
0.485
Projected change of cereal yields
0.835
Projected population change
0.320
Food import dependency
0.207
Rural population
0.299
Agriculture capacity
0.950
Child malnutrition
0.299
Water
0.374
Projected change of annual runoff
0
Projected change of annual groundwater recharge
0
Fresh water withdrawal rate
0.079
Water dependency ratio
0.804
Dam capacity
0.986
Access to reliable drinking water
-
Health
0.485
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
0.185
Slum population
0.400
Medical staff
0.814
Access to improved sanitation facilities
-
Ecosystem Services
0.339
Projected change of biome distribution
0.541
Projected change of marine biodiversity
0
Natural capital dependency
0.156
Ecological footprint
0.137
Protected biome
0.394
Engagement in international environmental conventions
0.806
Human Habitat
0.532
Projected change of warm periods
0.112
Projected change of flood hazard
0.652
Urban concentration
0.701
Age dependency ratio
0.563
Quality of trade and transport infrastructure
0.487
Paved roads
0.679
Infrastructure
0.389
Projected change of hydropower generation capacity
0.437
Projected change of sea level rise impacts
-
Dependency on imported energy
0.313
Population living under 5m above sea level
0
Electricity access
0.244
Disaster preparedness
0.950