Botswana vs South Africa: Open shrubland — Emissions (N2O)
Botswana
2.77 kt
in 2024
South Africa
0.4781 kt
in 2024
Botswana rank
5th
South Africa rank
6th
Open shrubland — Emissions (N2O) over time
- Botswana
- South Africa
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2.77 kt against 0.4781 kt in South Africa, a difference of 2.29 kt.
That makes Botswana's figure about 5.8 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 6th of 218 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.92 kt | 1 kt | 2.92 kt | Botswana |
| 2000s | 4.61 kt | 0.6641 kt | 3.95 kt | Botswana |
| 2010s | 6.45 kt | 0.6852 kt | 5.77 kt | Botswana |
| 2020s | 10.36 kt | 1.84 kt | 8.52 kt | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — emissions, Botswana or South Africa?
- Botswana, at 2.77 kt against 0.4781 kt in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — emissions between Botswana and South Africa?
- 2.29 kt, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and South Africa rank globally for open shrubland — emissions?
- Botswana ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 6th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Open shrubland — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.