Botswana vs Nicaragua: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP

Botswana
0.0096 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.01 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Botswana rank
105th
Nicaragua rank
102nd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP over time

  • Botswana
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.01 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0096 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Botswana, a difference of 0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 105th and Nicaragua ranks 102nd of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0021 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0159 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0138 tonnes per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
1980s 0.0076 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0192 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0117 tonnes per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
1990s 0.0077 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0259 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0182 tonnes per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2000s 0.0086 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0162 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0075 tonnes per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2010s 0.0079 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0127 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0048 tonnes per US$ of GDP Nicaragua
2020s 0.0092 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0119 tonnes per US$ of GDP 0.0027 tonnes per US$ of GDP Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp, Botswana or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 0.01 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0096 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp between Botswana and Nicaragua?
0.0004 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nicaragua?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Nicaragua rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp?
Botswana ranks 105th and Nicaragua ranks 102nd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, 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, 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
202 places, 11,089 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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