Botswana vs Eswatini: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Botswana
286.35 million tonnes
in 2024
Eswatini
297.29 million tonnes
in 2024
Botswana rank
126th
Eswatini rank
125th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Botswana
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 297.29 million tonnes against 286.35 million tonnes in Botswana, a difference of 10.94 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 126th and Eswatini ranks 125th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Eswatini in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.94 million tonnes | 1.91 million tonnes | 33,148 tonnes | Botswana |
| 1860s | 6.25 million tonnes | 6.20 million tonnes | 51,501 tonnes | Botswana |
| 1870s | 11.28 million tonnes | 11.72 million tonnes | 444,100 tonnes | Eswatini |
| 1880s | 16.49 million tonnes | 17.90 million tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | Eswatini |
| 1890s | 22.00 million tonnes | 24.28 million tonnes | 2.28 million tonnes | Eswatini |
| 1900s | 28.98 million tonnes | 33.54 million tonnes | 4.56 million tonnes | Eswatini |
| 1910s | 37.72 million tonnes | 46.91 million tonnes | 9.19 million tonnes | Eswatini |
| 1920s | 48.88 million tonnes | 65.70 million tonnes | 16.82 million tonnes | Eswatini |
| 1930s | 65.25 million tonnes | 81.73 million tonnes | 16.48 million tonnes | Eswatini |
| 1940s | 89.88 million tonnes | 114.60 million tonnes | 24.72 million tonnes | Eswatini |
| 1950s | 123.16 million tonnes | 178.66 million tonnes | 55.49 million tonnes | Eswatini |
| 1960s | 155.41 million tonnes | 225.02 million tonnes | 69.62 million tonnes | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 183.59 million tonnes | 246.67 million tonnes | 63.08 million tonnes | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 206.93 million tonnes | 258.00 million tonnes | 51.07 million tonnes | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 232.69 million tonnes | 277.42 million tonnes | 44.73 million tonnes | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 258.27 million tonnes | 287.05 million tonnes | 28.78 million tonnes | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 285.82 million tonnes | 293.03 million tonnes | 7.21 million tonnes | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 286.89 million tonnes | 296.82 million tonnes | 9.93 million tonnes | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Botswana or Eswatini?
- Eswatini, at 297.29 million tonnes against 286.35 million tonnes in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Botswana and Eswatini?
- 10.94 million tonnes, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Eswatini?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Eswatini rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Botswana ranks 126th and Eswatini ranks 125th 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
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.