Botswana vs South Africa: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square

Botswana
0.0139 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0149 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
138th
South Africa rank
135th

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square over time

  • Botswana
  • South Africa
00.0050.010.0150.020.025196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0149 kt per square kilometre against 0.0139 kt per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 0.001 kt per square kilometre.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Botswana ranks 138th and South Africa ranks 135th of 201 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0026 kt per square kilometre 0.0149 kt per square kilometre 0.0122 kt per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 0.0043 kt per square kilometre 0.0145 kt per square kilometre 0.0102 kt per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 0.0048 kt per square kilometre 0.0147 kt per square kilometre 0.0098 kt per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.0102 kt per square kilometre 0.0162 kt per square kilometre 0.0059 kt per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.0089 kt per square kilometre 0.0159 kt per square kilometre 0.007 kt per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.0089 kt per square kilometre 0.0153 kt per square kilometre 0.0064 kt per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.011 kt per square kilometre 0.0144 kt per square kilometre 0.0034 kt per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square, Botswana or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0149 kt per square kilometre against 0.0139 kt per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square between Botswana and South Africa?
0.001 kt per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Botswana and South Africa rank globally for ipcc agriculture — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square?
Botswana ranks 138th and South Africa ranks 135th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
203 places, 11,186 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.