Botswana vs Chile: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Botswana
0.1882 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Chile
0.1912 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Botswana rank
85th
Chile rank
82nd
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Botswana
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.1912 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1882 kilograms per international-$ in Botswana, a difference of 0.003 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Chile ahead.
Botswana ranks 85th and Chile ranks 82nd of 164 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Chile in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.286 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3142 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0282 kilograms per international-$ | Chile |
| 1980s | 0.4787 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2282 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2505 kilograms per international-$ | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.3271 kilograms per international-$ | 0.229 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0981 kilograms per international-$ | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.2294 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2249 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0045 kilograms per international-$ | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.1933 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2161 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0228 kilograms per international-$ | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.1856 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1957 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0101 kilograms per international-$ | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Botswana or Chile?
- Chile, at 0.1912 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 Botswana and Chile?
- 0.003 kilograms per international-$, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Chile?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
- How do Botswana and Chile rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 85th and Chile ranks 82nd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).