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

Botswana
509.43 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Niger
1,047 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
189th
Niger rank
186th

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

  • Botswana
  • Niger
02505007501.0k196119922023

How they compare

Niger currently reports 1,047 tonnes per square kilometre against 509.43 tonnes per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 537.57 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes Niger's figure about 2.1 times Botswana's.

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

Botswana ranks 189th and Niger ranks 186th of 192 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Niger Difference Ahead
1970s 22.29 tonnes per square kilometre 296.82 tonnes per square kilometre 274.53 tonnes per square kilometre Niger
1980s 77.42 tonnes per square kilometre 252.52 tonnes per square kilometre 175.11 tonnes per square kilometre Niger
1990s 164.88 tonnes per square kilometre 521.99 tonnes per square kilometre 357.11 tonnes per square kilometre Niger
2000s 272.37 tonnes per square kilometre 681.12 tonnes per square kilometre 408.75 tonnes per square kilometre Niger
2010s 406.36 tonnes per square kilometre 912.46 tonnes per square kilometre 506.1 tonnes per square kilometre Niger
2020s 491.2 tonnes per square kilometre 1,035 tonnes per square kilometre 544.1 tonnes per square kilometre Niger

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 Niger?
Niger, at 1,047 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 Botswana and Niger?
537.57 tonnes per square kilometre, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Niger?
52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Niger rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square?
Botswana ranks 189th and Niger ranks 186th 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.