Botswana vs Guyana: Methane emissions, per capita
Botswana
4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guyana
4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
11th
Guyana rank
10th
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Botswana
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Botswana, a difference of 0.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guyana ahead.
Botswana ranks 11th and Guyana ranks 10th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 6 and Guyana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Botswana |
| 1970s | 6.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Botswana |
| 1980s | 4.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Botswana |
| 1990s | 4.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Botswana |
| 2000s | 3.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Botswana |
| 2010s | 3.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Botswana |
| 2020s | 3.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, Botswana or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between Botswana and Guyana?
- 0.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Guyana?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Guyana rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 11th and Guyana ranks 10th 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.