Botswana vs Cuba: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Botswana
-196,207 tonnes
in 2024
Cuba
-96,693 tonnes
in 2024
Botswana rank
151st
Cuba rank
148th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Botswana
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports -96,693 tonnes against -196,207 tonnes in Botswana, a difference of 99,514 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cuba ahead.
Botswana ranks 151st and Cuba ranks 148th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Cuba in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 369,932 tonnes | 3.46 million tonnes | 3.09 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1860s | 473,576 tonnes | 2.69 million tonnes | 2.22 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1870s | 520,358 tonnes | 2.98 million tonnes | 2.46 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1880s | 516,719 tonnes | 3.24 million tonnes | 2.72 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1890s | 590,010 tonnes | 3.46 million tonnes | 2.87 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1900s | 802,258 tonnes | 12.63 million tonnes | 11.83 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1910s | 915,795 tonnes | 21.84 million tonnes | 20.92 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1920s | 1.35 million tonnes | 26.24 million tonnes | 24.89 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1930s | 1.86 million tonnes | 15.83 million tonnes | 13.97 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1940s | 3.05 million tonnes | 39.84 million tonnes | 36.79 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1950s | 3.37 million tonnes | 51.74 million tonnes | 48.37 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1960s | 3.07 million tonnes | 80.40 million tonnes | 77.33 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1970s | 2.55 million tonnes | 75.29 million tonnes | 72.74 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1980s | 2.37 million tonnes | 43.85 million tonnes | 41.48 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 1990s | 3.09 million tonnes | 18.64 million tonnes | 15.55 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 2000s | 2.18 million tonnes | 5.07 million tonnes | 2.90 million tonnes | Cuba |
| 2010s | 1.74 million tonnes | -5.75 million tonnes | 7.49 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 2020s | -362,802 tonnes | -2.04 million tonnes | 1.67 million tonnes | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Botswana or Cuba?
- Cuba, at -96,693 tonnes against -196,207 tonnes in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Botswana and Cuba?
- 99,514 tonnes, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Cuba?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Cuba rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Botswana ranks 151st and Cuba ranks 148th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. 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.