Afghanistan vs Botswana: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square

Afghanistan
893.29 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana
509.43 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
187th
Botswana rank
189th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Botswana
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 893.29 tonnes per square kilometre against 509.43 tonnes per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 383.86 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.8 times Botswana's.

Across all 52 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 187th and Botswana ranks 189th of 192 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Botswana Difference Ahead
1970s 428.16 tonnes per square kilometre 22.29 tonnes per square kilometre 405.88 tonnes per square kilometre Afghanistan
1980s 494.1 tonnes per square kilometre 77.42 tonnes per square kilometre 416.68 tonnes per square kilometre Afghanistan
1990s 527.77 tonnes per square kilometre 164.88 tonnes per square kilometre 362.89 tonnes per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 566.56 tonnes per square kilometre 272.37 tonnes per square kilometre 294.19 tonnes per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 684.67 tonnes per square kilometre 406.36 tonnes per square kilometre 278.32 tonnes per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 841.55 tonnes per square kilometre 491.2 tonnes per square kilometre 350.34 tonnes per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square, Afghanistan or Botswana?
Afghanistan, at 893.29 tonnes per square kilometre against 509.43 tonnes per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between Afghanistan and Botswana?
383.86 tonnes per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Botswana?
52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Botswana rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
Afghanistan ranks 187th and Botswana ranks 189th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 10,796 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.