Botswana vs Namibia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil

Botswana

80.76 million tonnes

in 2024

Namibia

78.21 million tonnes

in 2024

Botswana rank

145th

Namibia rank

146th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time

Botswana currently reports 80.76 million tonnes against 78.21 million tonnes in Namibia, a difference of 2.55 million tonnes.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 145th and Namibia ranks 146th of 215 countries.

Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
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: 215 places, 21,740 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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