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

Botswana
509.43 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia
257.18 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
189th
Namibia rank
190th

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

  • Botswana
  • Namibia
0200400600197219972023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 509.43 tonnes per square kilometre against 257.18 tonnes per square kilometre in Namibia, a difference of 252.25 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes Botswana's figure about 2.0 times Namibia's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 189th and Namibia ranks 190th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 170.24 tonnes per square kilometre 37.02 tonnes per square kilometre 133.22 tonnes per square kilometre Botswana
2000s 272.37 tonnes per square kilometre 97.25 tonnes per square kilometre 175.13 tonnes per square kilometre Botswana
2010s 406.36 tonnes per square kilometre 172.52 tonnes per square kilometre 233.84 tonnes per square kilometre Botswana
2020s 491.2 tonnes per square kilometre 239.77 tonnes per square kilometre 251.43 tonnes per square kilometre Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square, Botswana or Namibia?
Botswana, at 509.43 tonnes per square kilometre against 257.18 tonnes per square kilometre in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square between Botswana and Namibia?
252.25 tonnes per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
Botswana ranks 189th and Namibia ranks 190th 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.