Botswana vs Zimbabwe: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Botswana
-0.0778 tonnes per person
in 2024
Zimbabwe
-0.1053 tonnes per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
148th
Zimbabwe rank
149th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Botswana
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Botswana currently reports -0.0778 tonnes per person against -0.1053 tonnes per person in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0275 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 148th and Zimbabwe ranks 149th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 14 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.52 tonnes per person | 1.7 tonnes per person | 1.82 tonnes per person | Botswana |
| 1860s | 4.09 tonnes per person | 1.71 tonnes per person | 2.38 tonnes per person | Botswana |
| 1870s | 4.07 tonnes per person | 1.45 tonnes per person | 2.62 tonnes per person | Botswana |
| 1880s | 3.66 tonnes per person | 1.46 tonnes per person | 2.2 tonnes per person | Botswana |
| 1890s | 3.77 tonnes per person | 1.51 tonnes per person | 2.27 tonnes per person | Botswana |
| 1900s | 4.51 tonnes per person | 2.43 tonnes per person | 2.08 tonnes per person | Botswana |
| 1910s | 4.4 tonnes per person | 2.86 tonnes per person | 1.54 tonnes per person | Botswana |
| 1920s | 5.38 tonnes per person | 3.99 tonnes per person | 1.39 tonnes per person | Botswana |
| 1930s | 6.1 tonnes per person | 4.29 tonnes per person | 1.8 tonnes per person | Botswana |
| 1940s | 8.18 tonnes per person | 5.76 tonnes per person | 2.42 tonnes per person | Botswana |
| 1950s | 7.38 tonnes per person | 5.44 tonnes per person | 1.94 tonnes per person | Botswana |
| 1960s | 5.5 tonnes per person | 3.86 tonnes per person | 1.63 tonnes per person | Botswana |
| 1970s | 3.67 tonnes per person | 3.54 tonnes per person | 0.1339 tonnes per person | Botswana |
| 1980s | 2.16 tonnes per person | 3.3 tonnes per person | 1.15 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 2.06 tonnes per person | 3.9 tonnes per person | 1.84 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 1.17 tonnes per person | 3.23 tonnes per person | 2.06 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.8367 tonnes per person | 0.5692 tonnes per person | 0.2675 tonnes per person | Botswana |
| 2020s | -0.1499 tonnes per person | -0.0208 tonnes per person | 0.129 tonnes per person | Zimbabwe |
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 Zimbabwe?
- Botswana, at -0.0778 tonnes per person against -0.1053 tonnes per person in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Botswana and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0275 tonnes per person, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zimbabwe?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Botswana ranks 148th and Zimbabwe ranks 149th 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.