Botswana vs China: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita

Botswana
0.0006 kt per person
in 2023
China
0.0005 kt per person
in 2023
Botswana rank
31st
China rank
33rd

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita over time

  • Botswana
  • China
00000.0010.001196119922023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.0006 kt per person against 0.0005 kt per person in China, a difference of 0.0001 kt per person.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

Botswana ranks 31st and China ranks 33rd of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and China in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana China Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0001 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person China
1970s 0.0002 kt per person 0.0002 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person China
1980s 0.0003 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 0 kt per person Botswana
1990s 0.0004 kt per person 0.0003 kt per person 0.0001 kt per person Botswana
2000s 0.0004 kt per person 0.0004 kt per person 0 kt per person Botswana
2010s 0.0005 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 0 kt per person Botswana
2020s 0.0005 kt per person 0.0005 kt per person 0 kt per person Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita, Botswana or China?
Botswana, at 0.0006 kt per person against 0.0005 kt per person in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita between Botswana and China?
0.0001 kt per person, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and China?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Botswana and China rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per capita?
Botswana ranks 31st and China ranks 33rd of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita
Unit
kt per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 10,671 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.