Botswana vs Namibia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita

Botswana
113.58 tonnes per person
in 2024
Namibia
118.52 tonnes per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
83rd
Namibia rank
82nd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita over time

  • Botswana
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 118.52 tonnes per person against 113.58 tonnes per person in Botswana, a difference of 4.94 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 83rd and Namibia ranks 82nd of 194 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Namibia Difference Ahead
1960s 276.99 tonnes per person 266.3 tonnes per person 10.69 tonnes per person Botswana
1970s 259.33 tonnes per person 229.28 tonnes per person 30.05 tonnes per person Botswana
1980s 188.75 tonnes per person 197.86 tonnes per person 9.11 tonnes per person Namibia
1990s 158.01 tonnes per person 157.44 tonnes per person 0.5695 tonnes per person Botswana
2000s 141.5 tonnes per person 143.86 tonnes per person 2.36 tonnes per person Namibia
2010s 130.88 tonnes per person 133.82 tonnes per person 2.94 tonnes per person Namibia
2020s 117.56 tonnes per person 120.75 tonnes per person 3.19 tonnes per person Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita, Botswana or Namibia?
Namibia, at 118.52 tonnes per person against 113.58 tonnes per person in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita between Botswana and Namibia?
4.94 tonnes per person, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita?
Botswana ranks 83rd and Namibia ranks 82nd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 12,580 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.