Botswana vs Uruguay: Nitrous oxide emissions
Botswana
7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Uruguay
7.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Botswana rank
64th
Uruguay rank
66th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Botswana
- Uruguay
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Uruguay, a difference of 361,590 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 64th and Uruguay ranks 66th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 164,891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 111,206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53,684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1860s | 175,572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 119,169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56,403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1870s | 221,719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 145,770 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 75,949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1880s | 293,532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 185,859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 107,673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1890s | 333,386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 319,314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1900s | 373,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 658,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 285,309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 500,643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 976,536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 475,892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 776,780 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 977,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 200,398 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 836,979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 202,465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 3.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 3.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 3.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 4.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 3.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 4.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 6.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Botswana or Uruguay?
- Botswana, at 7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Botswana and Uruguay?
- 361,590 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Uruguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Uruguay rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Botswana ranks 64th and Uruguay ranks 66th 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.