Botswana vs Zambia: Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre

Botswana
0.0109 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.0114 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
173rd
Zambia rank
172nd

Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre over time

  • Botswana
  • Zambia
00.0050.010.015196119922023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0114 kt per square kilometre against 0.0109 kt per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 0.0005 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.

Botswana ranks 173rd and Zambia ranks 172nd of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kt per square kilometre 0.0051 kt per square kilometre 0.0051 kt per square kilometre Zambia
1970s 0.0006 kt per square kilometre 0.0051 kt per square kilometre 0.0044 kt per square kilometre Zambia
1980s 0.002 kt per square kilometre 0.0039 kt per square kilometre 0.0019 kt per square kilometre Zambia
1990s 0.0052 kt per square kilometre 0.0028 kt per square kilometre 0.0024 kt per square kilometre Botswana
2000s 0.0071 kt per square kilometre 0.0027 kt per square kilometre 0.0044 kt per square kilometre Botswana
2010s 0.0105 kt per square kilometre 0.0061 kt per square kilometre 0.0043 kt per square kilometre Botswana
2020s 0.0107 kt per square kilometre 0.0105 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, Botswana or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.0114 kt per square kilometre against 0.0109 kt per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre between Botswana and Zambia?
0.0005 kt per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for energy — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 173rd and Zambia ranks 172nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Energy — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.