Botswana vs Yemen: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Botswana
26.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Yemen
26.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Botswana rank
121st
Yemen rank
119th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Botswana
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 26.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 26.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Botswana, a difference of 464,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Yemen ahead.
Botswana ranks 121st and Yemen ranks 119th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 6 and Yemen in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 755,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1860s | 981,256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 926,017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1870s | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 851,894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1880s | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 830,698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1890s | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 700,902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1900s | 1.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 400,137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1910s | 2.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 148,870 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1920s | 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 693,863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1930s | 4.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1940s | 6.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1950s | 8.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1960s | 8.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1970s | 9.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1980s | 11.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 1990s | 15.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 2000s | 15.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 2010s | 18.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
| 2020s | 21.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Botswana or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 26.66 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 Yemen?
- 464,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Yemen?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Yemen rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Botswana ranks 121st and Yemen ranks 119th 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.