Botswana vs Turkey: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Botswana
0.1882 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Turkey
0.1859 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Botswana rank
85th
Turkey rank
86th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Botswana
- Turkey
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.1882 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1859 kilograms per international-$ in Turkey, a difference of 0.0023 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Turkey ahead.
Botswana ranks 85th and Turkey ranks 86th of 164 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.286 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2895 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0035 kilograms per international-$ | Turkey |
| 1980s | 0.4787 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2914 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1873 kilograms per international-$ | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.3271 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3039 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0232 kilograms per international-$ | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.2294 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2769 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0475 kilograms per international-$ | Turkey |
| 2010s | 0.1933 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2306 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0373 kilograms per international-$ | Turkey |
| 2020s | 0.1856 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1978 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0122 kilograms per international-$ | Turkey |
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 Turkey?
- Botswana, at 0.1882 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1859 kilograms per international-$ in Turkey as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Botswana and Turkey?
- 0.0023 kilograms per international-$, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Turkey?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2022.
- How do Botswana and Turkey rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 85th and Turkey ranks 86th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).