Botswana vs Switzerland: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Botswana
-196,207 tonnes
in 2024
Switzerland
-127,690 tonnes
in 2024
Botswana rank
151st
Switzerland rank
149th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Botswana
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports -127,690 tonnes against -196,207 tonnes in Botswana, a difference of 68,517 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Switzerland ahead.
Botswana ranks 151st and Switzerland ranks 149th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 10 and Switzerland in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 369,932 tonnes | 3.49 million tonnes | 3.12 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1860s | 473,576 tonnes | 3.04 million tonnes | 2.57 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 520,358 tonnes | 2.64 million tonnes | 2.12 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 516,719 tonnes | 1.92 million tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1890s | 590,010 tonnes | 2.69 million tonnes | 2.10 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1900s | 802,258 tonnes | 3.88 million tonnes | 3.08 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1910s | 915,795 tonnes | 2.42 million tonnes | 1.50 million tonnes | Switzerland |
| 1920s | 1.35 million tonnes | 1.29 million tonnes | 54,448 tonnes | Botswana |
| 1930s | 1.86 million tonnes | 620,388 tonnes | 1.24 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 1940s | 3.05 million tonnes | 948,957 tonnes | 2.10 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 1950s | 3.37 million tonnes | 1.92 million tonnes | 1.45 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 1960s | 3.07 million tonnes | 1.42 million tonnes | 1.65 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 1970s | 2.55 million tonnes | 486,898 tonnes | 2.06 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 1980s | 2.37 million tonnes | 870,584 tonnes | 1.50 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 1990s | 3.09 million tonnes | 667,434 tonnes | 2.42 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 2000s | 2.18 million tonnes | 300,756 tonnes | 1.88 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 2010s | 1.74 million tonnes | -98,631 tonnes | 1.84 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 2020s | -362,802 tonnes | -174,458 tonnes | 188,344 tonnes | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Botswana or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at -127,690 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 Switzerland?
- 68,517 tonnes, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Switzerland?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Switzerland rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Botswana ranks 151st and Switzerland ranks 149th 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.