Botswana vs South Korea: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Botswana
-0.0778 tonnes per person
in 2024
South Korea
-0.07 tonnes per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
148th
South Korea rank
145th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Botswana
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports -0.07 tonnes per person against -0.0778 tonnes per person in Botswana, a difference of 0.0078 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 148th and South Korea ranks 145th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 17 and South Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.52 tonnes per person | 0.3395 tonnes per person | 3.18 tonnes per person | Botswana |
| 1860s | 4.09 tonnes per person | 0.236 tonnes per person | 3.85 tonnes per person | Botswana |
| 1870s | 4.07 tonnes per person | 0.2015 tonnes per person | 3.87 tonnes per person | Botswana |
| 1880s | 3.66 tonnes per person | 0.0802 tonnes per person | 3.58 tonnes per person | Botswana |
| 1890s | 3.77 tonnes per person | 0.0248 tonnes per person | 3.75 tonnes per person | Botswana |
| 1900s | 4.51 tonnes per person | 0.0326 tonnes per person | 4.47 tonnes per person | Botswana |
| 1910s | 4.4 tonnes per person | 0.6775 tonnes per person | 3.72 tonnes per person | Botswana |
| 1920s | 5.38 tonnes per person | 1.1 tonnes per person | 4.28 tonnes per person | Botswana |
| 1930s | 6.1 tonnes per person | 0.6265 tonnes per person | 5.47 tonnes per person | Botswana |
| 1940s | 8.18 tonnes per person | 0.428 tonnes per person | 7.75 tonnes per person | Botswana |
| 1950s | 7.38 tonnes per person | 0.0057 tonnes per person | 7.37 tonnes per person | Botswana |
| 1960s | 5.5 tonnes per person | 0.0766 tonnes per person | 5.42 tonnes per person | Botswana |
| 1970s | 3.67 tonnes per person | -0.0051 tonnes per person | 3.67 tonnes per person | Botswana |
| 1980s | 2.16 tonnes per person | -0.0084 tonnes per person | 2.17 tonnes per person | Botswana |
| 1990s | 2.06 tonnes per person | -0.0504 tonnes per person | 2.11 tonnes per person | Botswana |
| 2000s | 1.17 tonnes per person | -0.0741 tonnes per person | 1.24 tonnes per person | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.8367 tonnes per person | -0.064 tonnes per person | 0.9006 tonnes per person | Botswana |
| 2020s | -0.1499 tonnes per person | -0.0903 tonnes per person | 0.0596 tonnes per person | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Botswana or South Korea?
- South Korea, at -0.07 tonnes per person against -0.0778 tonnes per person in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Botswana and South Korea?
- 0.0078 tonnes per person, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Korea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and South Korea rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Botswana ranks 148th and South Korea ranks 145th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.