Botswana vs Gabon: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Botswana
26.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Gabon
27.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Botswana rank
121st
Gabon rank
118th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Botswana
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 27.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 26.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Botswana, a difference of 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Gabon ahead.
Botswana ranks 121st and Gabon ranks 118th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Gabon in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 755,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1860s | 981,256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1870s | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1880s | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1890s | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 754,083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 781,756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1900s | 1.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -537,033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1910s | 2.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | -1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1920s | 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 351,298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1930s | 4.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1940s | 6.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1950s | 8.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1960s | 8.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1970s | 9.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1980s | 11.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1990s | 15.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 2000s | 15.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 2010s | 18.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 2020s | 21.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Botswana or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 27.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 26.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Botswana and Gabon?
- 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gabon?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Gabon rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Botswana ranks 121st and Gabon ranks 118th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.