Botswana vs Guinea: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Botswana
7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Guinea
7.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Botswana rank
64th
Guinea rank
65th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Botswana
- Guinea
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Guinea, a difference of 164,930 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 64th and Guinea ranks 65th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 15 and Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 164,891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 141,720 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1860s | 175,572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 151,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1870s | 221,719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 186,153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35,566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1880s | 293,532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 238,097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55,435 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1890s | 333,386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 270,378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63,008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1900s | 373,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 306,133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 67,496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1910s | 500,643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 396,956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 103,687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1920s | 776,780 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 580,873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 195,906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1930s | 836,979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 631,074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 205,905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1940s | 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 612,341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1950s | 3.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 929,071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1960s | 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 644,125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1970s | 3.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 872,482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1980s | 3.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 548,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1990s | 4.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 2000s | 3.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 271,369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 2010s | 4.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
| 2020s | 6.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Botswana or Guinea?
- Botswana, at 7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Botswana and Guinea?
- 164,930 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Guinea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Guinea rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Botswana ranks 64th and Guinea ranks 65th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.