Benin vs Botswana: Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires

Benin

4.22 million tonnes

in 2026

Botswana

3.90 million tonnes

in 2026

Benin rank

58th

Botswana rank

60th

Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires over time

Benin currently reports 4.22 million tonnes against 3.90 million tonnes in Botswana, a difference of 324,410 tonnes.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 58th and Botswana ranks 60th of 248 countries.

Indicator: Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 5,952 data points, 2003–2026
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Carbon dioxide released by wildfires in tonnes. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 07 August 2026.