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
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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

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
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.