Botswana vs Guinea-Bissau: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Botswana
286.35 million tonnes
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
314.21 million tonnes
in 2024
Botswana rank
126th
Guinea-Bissau rank
124th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Botswana
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 314.21 million tonnes against 286.35 million tonnes in Botswana, a difference of 27.86 million tonnes.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Botswana ranks 126th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 124th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 11 and Guinea-Bissau in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.94 million tonnes | 4.68 million tonnes | 2.74 million tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1860s | 6.25 million tonnes | 8.94 million tonnes | 2.69 million tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1870s | 11.28 million tonnes | 12.44 million tonnes | 1.16 million tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1880s | 16.49 million tonnes | 17.02 million tonnes | 534,950 tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1890s | 22.00 million tonnes | 22.11 million tonnes | 111,670 tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1900s | 28.98 million tonnes | 27.09 million tonnes | 1.90 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 1910s | 37.72 million tonnes | 32.19 million tonnes | 5.52 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 1920s | 48.88 million tonnes | 40.37 million tonnes | 8.51 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 1930s | 65.25 million tonnes | 54.20 million tonnes | 11.05 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 1940s | 89.88 million tonnes | 72.97 million tonnes | 16.90 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 1950s | 123.16 million tonnes | 96.90 million tonnes | 26.27 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 1960s | 155.41 million tonnes | 117.61 million tonnes | 37.80 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 1970s | 183.59 million tonnes | 139.56 million tonnes | 44.03 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 1980s | 206.93 million tonnes | 175.13 million tonnes | 31.80 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 1990s | 232.69 million tonnes | 217.68 million tonnes | 15.01 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 2000s | 258.27 million tonnes | 260.89 million tonnes | 2.62 million tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 285.82 million tonnes | 280.64 million tonnes | 5.18 million tonnes | Botswana |
| 2020s | 286.89 million tonnes | 305.25 million tonnes | 18.36 million tonnes | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Botswana or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 314.21 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- 27.86 million tonnes, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Guinea-Bissau?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Botswana ranks 126th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 124th 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.