Botswana vs Eritrea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Botswana
286.35 million tonnes
in 2024
Eritrea
258.77 million tonnes
in 2024
Botswana rank
126th
Eritrea rank
128th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Botswana
  • Eritrea
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 286.35 million tonnes against 258.77 million tonnes in Eritrea, a difference of 27.58 million tonnes.

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

Across all 175 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 126th and Eritrea ranks 128th of 197 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Eritrea Difference Ahead
1850s 1.94 million tonnes 995,395 tonnes 943,025 tonnes Botswana
1860s 6.25 million tonnes 2.53 million tonnes 3.72 million tonnes Botswana
1870s 11.28 million tonnes 4.07 million tonnes 7.21 million tonnes Botswana
1880s 16.49 million tonnes 5.79 million tonnes 10.70 million tonnes Botswana
1890s 22.00 million tonnes 7.86 million tonnes 14.14 million tonnes Botswana
1900s 28.98 million tonnes 10.58 million tonnes 18.40 million tonnes Botswana
1910s 37.72 million tonnes 14.33 million tonnes 23.38 million tonnes Botswana
1920s 48.88 million tonnes 19.42 million tonnes 29.46 million tonnes Botswana
1930s 65.25 million tonnes 27.54 million tonnes 37.71 million tonnes Botswana
1940s 89.88 million tonnes 45.25 million tonnes 44.63 million tonnes Botswana
1950s 123.16 million tonnes 70.28 million tonnes 52.88 million tonnes Botswana
1960s 155.41 million tonnes 90.50 million tonnes 64.91 million tonnes Botswana
1970s 183.59 million tonnes 119.59 million tonnes 64.00 million tonnes Botswana
1980s 206.93 million tonnes 132.14 million tonnes 74.80 million tonnes Botswana
1990s 232.69 million tonnes 128.84 million tonnes 103.84 million tonnes Botswana
2000s 258.27 million tonnes 142.37 million tonnes 115.90 million tonnes Botswana
2010s 285.82 million tonnes 191.50 million tonnes 94.32 million tonnes Botswana
2020s 286.89 million tonnes 244.43 million tonnes 42.46 million tonnes Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Botswana or Eritrea?
Botswana, at 286.35 million tonnes against 258.77 million tonnes in Eritrea as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Botswana and Eritrea?
27.58 million tonnes, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Eritrea?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Eritrea rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Botswana ranks 126th and Eritrea ranks 128th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.