Botswana vs Israel: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP

Botswana
0.1882 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Israel
0.1849 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Botswana rank
85th
Israel rank
87th

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • Botswana
  • Israel
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.1882 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1849 kilograms per international-$ in Israel, a difference of 0.0033 kilograms per international-$.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Israel ahead.

Botswana ranks 85th and Israel ranks 87th of 164 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Israel in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Israel Difference Ahead
1970s 0.286 kilograms per international-$ 0.3628 kilograms per international-$ 0.0768 kilograms per international-$ Israel
1980s 0.4787 kilograms per international-$ 0.3292 kilograms per international-$ 0.1495 kilograms per international-$ Botswana
1990s 0.3271 kilograms per international-$ 0.3952 kilograms per international-$ 0.0681 kilograms per international-$ Israel
2000s 0.2294 kilograms per international-$ 0.3551 kilograms per international-$ 0.1257 kilograms per international-$ Israel
2010s 0.1933 kilograms per international-$ 0.2588 kilograms per international-$ 0.0655 kilograms per international-$ Israel
2020s 0.1856 kilograms per international-$ 0.1916 kilograms per international-$ 0.006 kilograms per international-$ Israel

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 Israel?
Botswana, at 0.1882 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1849 kilograms per international-$ in Israel as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Botswana and Israel?
0.0033 kilograms per international-$, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Israel?
51 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
How do Botswana and Israel rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Botswana ranks 85th and Israel ranks 87th 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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Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).