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

Botswana
0.1882 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Peru
0.1896 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Botswana rank
85th
Peru rank
84th

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • Botswana
  • Peru
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How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.1896 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1882 kilograms per international-$ in Botswana, a difference of 0.0014 kilograms per international-$.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Peru ahead.

Botswana ranks 85th and Peru ranks 84th of 164 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Peru Difference Ahead
1970s 0.286 kilograms per international-$ 0.2115 kilograms per international-$ 0.0744 kilograms per international-$ Botswana
1980s 0.4787 kilograms per international-$ 0.1905 kilograms per international-$ 0.2882 kilograms per international-$ Botswana
1990s 0.3271 kilograms per international-$ 0.2215 kilograms per international-$ 0.1055 kilograms per international-$ Botswana
2000s 0.2294 kilograms per international-$ 0.184 kilograms per international-$ 0.0454 kilograms per international-$ Botswana
2010s 0.1933 kilograms per international-$ 0.1736 kilograms per international-$ 0.0197 kilograms per international-$ Botswana
2020s 0.1856 kilograms per international-$ 0.177 kilograms per international-$ 0.0086 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 Peru?
Peru, at 0.1896 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 Peru?
0.0014 kilograms per international-$, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Peru?
51 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
How do Botswana and Peru rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Botswana ranks 85th and Peru ranks 84th 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-$).