Botswana vs Congo: Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires, per capita

Botswana
0.0124 tonnes per person
in 2025
Congo
0.0122 tonnes per person
in 2025
Botswana rank
14th
Congo rank
15th

Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires, per capita over time

  • Botswana
  • Congo
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.0124 tonnes per person against 0.0122 tonnes per person in Congo, a difference of 0.0002 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Congo ahead.

Botswana ranks 14th and Congo ranks 15th of 215 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Congo Difference Ahead
2000s 0.036 tonnes per person 0.0232 tonnes per person 0.0128 tonnes per person Botswana
2010s 0.0541 tonnes per person 0.0189 tonnes per person 0.0352 tonnes per person Botswana
2020s 0.0477 tonnes per person 0.0139 tonnes per person 0.0338 tonnes per person Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual pm2.5 emissions from wildfires, per capita, Botswana or Congo?
Botswana, at 0.0124 tonnes per person against 0.0122 tonnes per person in Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual pm2.5 emissions from wildfires, per capita between Botswana and Congo?
0.0002 tonnes per person, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Congo?
23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
How do Botswana and Congo rank globally for annual pm2.5 emissions from wildfires, per capita?
Botswana ranks 14th and Congo ranks 15th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 4,945 data points, 2003–2025
Last refreshed

Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.