Botswana vs Chad: Methane emissions, per capita
Botswana
4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Chad
3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
11th
Chad rank
14th
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Botswana
- Chad
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Chad, a difference of 0.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Chad ahead.
Botswana ranks 11th and Chad ranks 14th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Chad in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Botswana |
| 1970s | 6.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Botswana |
| 1980s | 4.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Botswana |
| 1990s | 4.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Botswana |
| 2000s | 3.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Botswana |
| 2010s | 3.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chad |
| 2020s | 3.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, Botswana or Chad?
- Botswana, at 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between Botswana and Chad?
- 0.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Chad?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Chad rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 11th and Chad ranks 14th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.