Botswana vs Tanzania: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre

Botswana
312.1 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Tanzania
366.71 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
188th
Tanzania rank
185th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre over time

  • Botswana
  • Tanzania
0100200300400196119922023

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 366.71 tonnes per square kilometre against 312.1 tonnes per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 54.61 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Tanzania ahead.

Botswana ranks 188th and Tanzania ranks 185th of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Tanzania Difference Ahead
1970s 2.06 tonnes per square kilometre 37.45 tonnes per square kilometre 35.39 tonnes per square kilometre Tanzania
1980s 20.56 tonnes per square kilometre 59.83 tonnes per square kilometre 39.27 tonnes per square kilometre Tanzania
1990s 62.58 tonnes per square kilometre 85.6 tonnes per square kilometre 23.02 tonnes per square kilometre Tanzania
2000s 124.93 tonnes per square kilometre 122.69 tonnes per square kilometre 2.24 tonnes per square kilometre Botswana
2010s 210.3 tonnes per square kilometre 215.14 tonnes per square kilometre 4.84 tonnes per square kilometre Tanzania
2020s 293.03 tonnes per square kilometre 333.4 tonnes per square kilometre 40.37 tonnes per square kilometre Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre, Botswana or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 366.71 tonnes per square kilometre against 312.1 tonnes per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre between Botswana and Tanzania?
54.61 tonnes per square kilometre, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Tanzania?
52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Tanzania rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 188th and Tanzania ranks 185th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, 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, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 11,422 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions 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.