Australia vs Botswana: Methane emissions, per square kilometre
Australia
17.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Botswana
18.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Australia rank
186th
Botswana rank
185th
Methane emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Botswana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 18.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 17.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 186th and Botswana ranks 185th of 195 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 6.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1970s | 19.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 7.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 11.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1980s | 19.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 8.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 11.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Australia |
| 1990s | 20.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 11.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 9.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2000s | 21.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 11.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2010s | 21.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 11.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 9.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2020s | 18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 14.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per square kilometre, Australia or Botswana?
- Botswana, at 18.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 17.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per square kilometre between Australia and Botswana?
- 0.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Botswana?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Botswana rank globally for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 186th and Botswana ranks 185th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.