Botswana vs Samoa: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Botswana
-196,207 tonnes
in 2024
Samoa
-232,004 tonnes
in 2024
Botswana rank
151st
Samoa rank
154th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Botswana
- Samoa
How they compare
Botswana currently reports -196,207 tonnes against -232,004 tonnes in Samoa, a difference of 35,797 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 151st and Samoa ranks 154th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 17 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 369,932 tonnes | 20,694 tonnes | 349,238 tonnes | Botswana |
| 1860s | 473,576 tonnes | 22,838 tonnes | 450,738 tonnes | Botswana |
| 1870s | 520,358 tonnes | 37,409 tonnes | 482,948 tonnes | Botswana |
| 1880s | 516,719 tonnes | 38,259 tonnes | 478,460 tonnes | Botswana |
| 1890s | 590,010 tonnes | 49,684 tonnes | 540,326 tonnes | Botswana |
| 1900s | 802,258 tonnes | -6,778 tonnes | 809,037 tonnes | Botswana |
| 1910s | 915,795 tonnes | 24,223 tonnes | 891,572 tonnes | Botswana |
| 1920s | 1.35 million tonnes | 109,290 tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 1930s | 1.86 million tonnes | 180,126 tonnes | 1.68 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 1940s | 3.05 million tonnes | 273,474 tonnes | 2.77 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 1950s | 3.37 million tonnes | 349,088 tonnes | 3.02 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 1960s | 3.07 million tonnes | 291,966 tonnes | 2.78 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 1970s | 2.55 million tonnes | 261,577 tonnes | 2.29 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 1980s | 2.37 million tonnes | 148,388 tonnes | 2.22 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 1990s | 3.09 million tonnes | -240,036 tonnes | 3.33 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 2000s | 2.18 million tonnes | -291,434 tonnes | 2.47 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 2010s | 1.74 million tonnes | 241,260 tonnes | 1.50 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 2020s | -362,802 tonnes | -164,711 tonnes | 198,090 tonnes | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Botswana or Samoa?
- Botswana, at -196,207 tonnes against -232,004 tonnes in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Botswana and Samoa?
- 35,797 tonnes, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Samoa?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Samoa rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Botswana ranks 151st and Samoa ranks 154th 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.