Which has higher grassland organic soils — emissions, Botswana or Cameroon?

Cameroon, at 25.24 kt against 12.84 kt in Botswana as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Cameroon?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Cameroon: Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2)

Botswana

12.84 kt

in 2024

Cameroon

25.24 kt

in 2024

Botswana rank

79th

Cameroon rank

76th

Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2) over time

Botswana
Cameroon

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 25.24 kt against 12.84 kt in Botswana, a difference of 12.4 kt.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 2.0 times Botswana's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 79th and Cameroon ranks 76th of 221 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Cameroon	Difference	Ahead
1990s	11.16 kt	23.08 kt	11.92 kt	Cameroon
2000s	11.45 kt	25.87 kt	14.42 kt	Cameroon
2010s	11.8 kt	26.23 kt	14.43 kt	Cameroon
2020s	12.84 kt	25.23 kt	12.39 kt	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland organic soils — emissions, Botswana or Cameroon?: Cameroon, at 25.24 kt against 12.84 kt in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in grassland organic soils — emissions between Botswana and Cameroon?: 12.4 kt, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Cameroon?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Cameroon rank globally for grassland organic soils — emissions?: Botswana ranks 79th and Cameroon ranks 76th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.