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
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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

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 33,660 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.