What is the difference in co₂ emissions embedded in trade between Botswana and Latvia?

488,290 tonnes, with Botswana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Latvia?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions embedded in trade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Latvia: CO₂ emissions embedded in trade

Botswana

7.26 million tonnes

in 2023

Latvia

6.77 million tonnes

in 2023

Botswana rank

48th

Latvia rank

51st

CO₂ emissions embedded in trade over time

Botswana
Latvia

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 7.26 million tonnes against 6.77 million tonnes in Latvia, a difference of 488,290 tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latvia ahead.

Botswana ranks 48th and Latvia ranks 51st of 120 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 tonnes	3.08 million tonnes	3.08 million tonnes	Latvia
2000s	-440,204 tonnes	7.39 million tonnes	7.83 million tonnes	Latvia
2010s	6.93 million tonnes	5.95 million tonnes	971,009 tonnes	Botswana
2020s	6.79 million tonnes	7.15 million tonnes	357,328 tonnes	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co₂ emissions embedded in trade, Botswana or Latvia?: Botswana, at 7.26 million tonnes against 6.77 million tonnes in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in co₂ emissions embedded in trade between Botswana and Latvia?: 488,290 tonnes, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Latvia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Latvia rank globally for co₂ emissions embedded in trade?: Botswana ranks 48th and Latvia ranks 51st of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions embedded in trade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: CO₂ emissions embedded in trade
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 4,063 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual net carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions embedded in trade, measured in tonnes.