Botswana vs Libya: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Botswana
-196,207 tonnes
in 2024
Libya
-203,718 tonnes
in 2024
Botswana rank
151st
Libya rank
152nd
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Botswana
- Libya
How they compare
Botswana currently reports -196,207 tonnes against -203,718 tonnes in Libya, a difference of 7,511 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 151st and Libya ranks 152nd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 16 and Libya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 369,932 tonnes | 47,570 tonnes | 322,362 tonnes | Botswana |
| 1860s | 473,576 tonnes | 40,465 tonnes | 433,110 tonnes | Botswana |
| 1870s | 520,358 tonnes | 60,200 tonnes | 460,158 tonnes | Botswana |
| 1880s | 516,719 tonnes | 244,308 tonnes | 272,411 tonnes | Botswana |
| 1890s | 590,010 tonnes | 713,036 tonnes | 123,026 tonnes | Libya |
| 1900s | 802,258 tonnes | 444,520 tonnes | 357,738 tonnes | Botswana |
| 1910s | 915,795 tonnes | 114,035 tonnes | 801,760 tonnes | Botswana |
| 1920s | 1.35 million tonnes | -1,488 tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 1930s | 1.86 million tonnes | 1.50 million tonnes | 367,249 tonnes | Botswana |
| 1940s | 3.05 million tonnes | 2.24 million tonnes | 811,075 tonnes | Botswana |
| 1950s | 3.37 million tonnes | 2.92 million tonnes | 449,401 tonnes | Botswana |
| 1960s | 3.07 million tonnes | 1.84 million tonnes | 1.23 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 1970s | 2.55 million tonnes | 769,415 tonnes | 1.78 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 1980s | 2.37 million tonnes | 702,715 tonnes | 1.67 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 1990s | 3.09 million tonnes | 848,362 tonnes | 2.24 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 2000s | 2.18 million tonnes | -449,598 tonnes | 2.63 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 2010s | 1.74 million tonnes | -448,580 tonnes | 2.19 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 2020s | -362,802 tonnes | -248,910 tonnes | 113,892 tonnes | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Botswana or Libya?
- Botswana, at -196,207 tonnes against -203,718 tonnes in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Botswana and Libya?
- 7,511 tonnes, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Libya?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Libya rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Botswana ranks 151st and Libya ranks 152nd 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.