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