Botswana vs Nepal: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Botswana
0.1882 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Nepal
0.1835 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Botswana rank
85th
Nepal rank
88th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Botswana
- Nepal
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.1882 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1835 kilograms per international-$ in Nepal, a difference of 0.0047 kilograms per international-$.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 85th and Nepal ranks 88th of 164 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.286 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0259 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2601 kilograms per international-$ | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.4787 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0346 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4441 kilograms per international-$ | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.3271 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0587 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2684 kilograms per international-$ | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.2294 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0647 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1647 kilograms per international-$ | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.1933 kilograms per international-$ | 0.118 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0753 kilograms per international-$ | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.1856 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1781 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0075 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, Botswana or Nepal?
- Botswana, at 0.1882 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1835 kilograms per international-$ in Nepal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Botswana and Nepal?
- 0.0047 kilograms per international-$, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nepal?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
- How do Botswana and Nepal rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 85th and Nepal ranks 88th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).