Botswana vs Sweden: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?

Botswana
5.85 tonnes per person
in 2023
Sweden
5.85 tonnes per person
in 2023
Botswana rank
52nd
Sweden rank
53rd

Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time

  • Botswana
  • Sweden
2.557.51012.5199020062023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 5.85 tonnes per person against 5.85 tonnes per person in Sweden, a difference of 0 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.

Botswana ranks 52nd and Sweden ranks 53rd of 120 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 2 tonnes per person 11.43 tonnes per person 9.44 tonnes per person Sweden
2000s 1.96 tonnes per person 9.24 tonnes per person 7.28 tonnes per person Sweden
2010s 5.92 tonnes per person 7.51 tonnes per person 1.59 tonnes per person Sweden
2020s 5.64 tonnes per person 6.08 tonnes per person 0.4417 tonnes per person Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?, Botswana or Sweden?
Botswana, at 5.85 tonnes per person against 5.85 tonnes per person in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? between Botswana and Sweden?
0 tonnes per person, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sweden?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Sweden rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
Botswana ranks 52nd and Sweden ranks 53rd of 120 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 Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
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
120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.