Botswana vs Liberia: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Botswana
26.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Liberia
24.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Botswana rank
121st
Liberia rank
123rd
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Botswana
- Liberia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 26.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 24.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Liberia, a difference of 1.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Liberia ahead.
Botswana ranks 121st and Liberia ranks 123rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Liberia in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 755,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1860s | 981,256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1870s | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1880s | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1890s | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1900s | 1.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1910s | 2.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1920s | 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1930s | 4.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1940s | 6.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1950s | 8.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1960s | 8.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1970s | 9.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1980s | 11.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1990s | 15.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 2000s | 15.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 2010s | 18.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 2020s | 21.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Botswana or Liberia?
- Botswana, at 26.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 24.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Botswana and Liberia?
- 1.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Liberia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Liberia rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Botswana ranks 121st and Liberia ranks 123rd 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.