Botswana vs Chile: Nitrous oxide emissions
Botswana
7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Chile
7.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Botswana rank
64th
Chile rank
67th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Botswana
- Chile
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Chile, a difference of 622,190 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 64th and Chile ranks 67th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 9 and Chile in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 164,891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 156,415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1860s | 175,572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 168,941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6,631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1870s | 221,719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 198,459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,260 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1880s | 293,532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 240,274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53,258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1890s | 333,386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 316,402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1900s | 373,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 495,233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 121,604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 1910s | 500,643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 669,577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 168,934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 1920s | 776,780 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 696,458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 80,322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1930s | 836,979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 751,069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 85,910 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1940s | 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 718,807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1950s | 3.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 562,565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1960s | 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 799,398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 1970s | 3.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 740,471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 1980s | 3.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 1990s | 4.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 2000s | 3.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 2010s | 4.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
| 2020s | 6.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Botswana or Chile?
- Botswana, at 7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Botswana and Chile?
- 622,190 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Chile?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Chile rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Botswana ranks 64th and Chile ranks 67th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide 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.