Botswana vs Indonesia: CO₂ emissions per capita

Botswana
2.96 tonnes per person
in 2024
Indonesia
2.87 tonnes per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
111th
Indonesia rank
114th

CO₂ emissions per capita over time

  • Botswana
  • Indonesia
0123188919562024

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 2.96 tonnes per person against 2.87 tonnes per person in Indonesia, a difference of 0.09 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Indonesia ahead.

Botswana ranks 111th and Indonesia ranks 114th of 213 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Indonesia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5355 tonnes per person 0.4902 tonnes per person 0.0452 tonnes per person Botswana
1980s 1.46 tonnes per person 0.6958 tonnes per person 0.7622 tonnes per person Botswana
1990s 2 tonnes per person 1.13 tonnes per person 0.8678 tonnes per person Botswana
2000s 2.2 tonnes per person 1.49 tonnes per person 0.7052 tonnes per person Botswana
2010s 2.73 tonnes per person 2.07 tonnes per person 0.662 tonnes per person Botswana
2020s 2.86 tonnes per person 2.57 tonnes per person 0.2927 tonnes per person Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Botswana or Indonesia?
Botswana, at 2.96 tonnes per person against 2.87 tonnes per person in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Botswana and Indonesia?
0.09 tonnes per person, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Indonesia?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Indonesia rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
Botswana ranks 111th and Indonesia ranks 114th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita. 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 per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 22,945 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.