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
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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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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.