Botswana vs Greece: Methane emissions
Botswana
10.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Greece
9.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Botswana rank
100th
Greece rank
102nd
Methane emissions over time
- Botswana
- Greece
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 10.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Greece, a difference of 311,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Greece ahead.
Botswana ranks 100th and Greece ranks 102nd of 199 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 212,949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1860s | 243,962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1870s | 280,763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1880s | 324,883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1890s | 378,548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1900s | 438,138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1910s | 507,308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1920s | 607,203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1930s | 752,715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1940s | 947,276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1950s | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1960s | 3.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1970s | 4.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1980s | 4.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 1990s | 6.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2000s | 5.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2010s | 6.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
| 2020s | 8.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Botswana or Greece?
- Botswana, at 10.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Botswana and Greece?
- 311,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Greece?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Greece rank globally for methane emissions?
- Botswana ranks 100th and Greece ranks 102nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.