Afghanistan vs Botswana: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Afghanistan
0.1908 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Botswana
0.1882 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
83rd
Botswana rank
85th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Afghanistan
- Botswana
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.1908 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1882 kilograms per international-$ in Botswana, a difference of 0.0026 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 83rd and Botswana ranks 85th of 164 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1328 kilograms per international-$ | 0.286 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1531 kilograms per international-$ | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.1669 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4787 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3118 kilograms per international-$ | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.1308 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3271 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1962 kilograms per international-$ | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.0882 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2294 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1412 kilograms per international-$ | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.1554 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1933 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0379 kilograms per international-$ | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.1736 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1856 kilograms per international-$ | 0.012 kilograms per international-$ | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Afghanistan or Botswana?
- Afghanistan, at 0.1908 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1882 kilograms per international-$ in Botswana as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Afghanistan and Botswana?
- 0.0026 kilograms per international-$, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Botswana?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
- How do Afghanistan and Botswana rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 83rd and Botswana ranks 85th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).