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

Botswana
286.35 million tonnes
in 2024
Namibia
359.14 million tonnes
in 2024
Botswana rank
126th
Namibia rank
123rd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Botswana
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 359.14 million tonnes against 286.35 million tonnes in Botswana, a difference of 72.79 million tonnes.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.3 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 126th and Namibia ranks 123rd of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 8 and Namibia in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Namibia Difference Ahead
1850s 1.94 million tonnes 920,324 tonnes 1.02 million tonnes Botswana
1860s 6.25 million tonnes 4.03 million tonnes 2.22 million tonnes Botswana
1870s 11.28 million tonnes 8.26 million tonnes 3.02 million tonnes Botswana
1880s 16.49 million tonnes 13.13 million tonnes 3.36 million tonnes Botswana
1890s 22.00 million tonnes 18.44 million tonnes 3.56 million tonnes Botswana
1900s 28.98 million tonnes 24.92 million tonnes 4.06 million tonnes Botswana
1910s 37.72 million tonnes 34.07 million tonnes 3.65 million tonnes Botswana
1920s 48.88 million tonnes 47.57 million tonnes 1.30 million tonnes Botswana
1930s 65.25 million tonnes 68.98 million tonnes 3.73 million tonnes Namibia
1940s 89.88 million tonnes 98.19 million tonnes 8.31 million tonnes Namibia
1950s 123.16 million tonnes 134.86 million tonnes 11.70 million tonnes Namibia
1960s 155.41 million tonnes 174.66 million tonnes 19.26 million tonnes Namibia
1970s 183.59 million tonnes 197.64 million tonnes 14.05 million tonnes Namibia
1980s 206.93 million tonnes 216.15 million tonnes 9.22 million tonnes Namibia
1990s 232.69 million tonnes 247.58 million tonnes 14.89 million tonnes Namibia
2000s 258.27 million tonnes 280.75 million tonnes 22.48 million tonnes Namibia
2010s 285.82 million tonnes 314.37 million tonnes 28.56 million tonnes Namibia
2020s 286.89 million tonnes 348.11 million tonnes 61.22 million tonnes Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Botswana or Namibia?
Namibia, at 359.14 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 Namibia?
72.79 million tonnes, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Botswana ranks 126th and Namibia ranks 123rd 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.