Botswana vs Senegal: Methane emissions
Botswana
10.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Senegal
11.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Botswana rank
100th
Senegal rank
97th
Methane emissions over time
- Botswana
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 11.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 10.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Botswana, a difference of 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Senegal ahead.
Botswana ranks 100th and Senegal ranks 97th of 199 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 212,949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1860s | 243,962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1870s | 280,763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1880s | 324,883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1890s | 378,548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1900s | 438,138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1910s | 507,308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1920s | 607,203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1930s | 752,715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1940s | 947,276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1950s | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1960s | 3.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1970s | 4.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1980s | 4.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 1990s | 6.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 2000s | 5.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 2010s | 6.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
| 2020s | 8.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Botswana or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 11.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 10.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Botswana and Senegal?
- 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Senegal?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Senegal rank globally for methane emissions?
- Botswana ranks 100th and Senegal ranks 97th 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.