Botswana vs Namibia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP

Botswana
0.0153 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Namibia
0.0161 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Botswana rank
139th
Namibia rank
137th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP over time

  • Botswana
  • Namibia
00.010.020.030.04197219982024

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.0161 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0153 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Botswana, a difference of 0.0008 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 139th and Namibia ranks 137th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0209 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0079 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.013 tonnes per US$ of GDP Botswana
2000s 0.0191 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0135 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0056 tonnes per US$ of GDP Botswana
2010s 0.0154 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0116 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0038 tonnes per US$ of GDP Botswana
2020s 0.0153 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0164 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0011 tonnes per US$ of GDP Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp, Botswana or Namibia?
Namibia, at 0.0161 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0153 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp between Botswana and Namibia?
0.0008 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?
Botswana ranks 139th and Namibia ranks 137th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 10,578 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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