Botswana vs Ethiopia: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

Botswana
0.0609 tonnes per person
in 2022
Ethiopia
0.0618 tonnes per person
in 2022
Botswana rank
58th
Ethiopia rank
57th

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • Botswana
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 0.0618 tonnes per person against 0.0609 tonnes per person in Botswana, a difference of 0.0009 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Botswana ranks 58th and Ethiopia ranks 57th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Ethiopia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.051 tonnes per person 0.0887 tonnes per person 0.0377 tonnes per person Ethiopia
1970s 0.0544 tonnes per person 0.0868 tonnes per person 0.0324 tonnes per person Ethiopia
1980s 0.0839 tonnes per person 0.079 tonnes per person 0.0049 tonnes per person Botswana
1990s 0.0871 tonnes per person 0.0756 tonnes per person 0.0116 tonnes per person Botswana
2000s 0.0811 tonnes per person 0.0766 tonnes per person 0.0045 tonnes per person Botswana
2010s 0.071 tonnes per person 0.0724 tonnes per person 0.0014 tonnes per person Ethiopia
2020s 0.0619 tonnes per person 0.0634 tonnes per person 0.0015 tonnes per person Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Botswana or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 0.0618 tonnes per person against 0.0609 tonnes per person in Botswana as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Botswana and Ethiopia?
0.0009 tonnes per person, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ethiopia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Botswana and Ethiopia rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
Botswana ranks 58th and Ethiopia ranks 57th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 13,011 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.