Botswana vs Montenegro: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal

Botswana
1.73 tonnes per person
in 2024
Montenegro
2.01 tonnes per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
27th
Montenegro rank
24th

Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal over time

  • Botswana
  • Montenegro
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How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 2.01 tonnes per person against 1.73 tonnes per person in Botswana, a difference of 0.28 tonnes per person.

That makes Montenegro's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

Across all 53 years both countries report, Montenegro has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 27th and Montenegro ranks 24th of 179 countries.

Montenegro has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Montenegro Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5355 tonnes per person 1.87 tonnes per person 1.34 tonnes per person Montenegro
1980s 1.03 tonnes per person 2.51 tonnes per person 1.49 tonnes per person Montenegro
1990s 1.24 tonnes per person 2.02 tonnes per person 0.784 tonnes per person Montenegro
2000s 1.08 tonnes per person 1.89 tonnes per person 0.8152 tonnes per person Montenegro
2010s 1.43 tonnes per person 2.3 tonnes per person 0.8746 tonnes per person Montenegro
2020s 1.56 tonnes per person 2.22 tonnes per person 0.6585 tonnes per person Montenegro

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from coal, Botswana or Montenegro?
Montenegro, at 2.01 tonnes per person against 1.73 tonnes per person in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from coal between Botswana and Montenegro?
0.28 tonnes per person, with Montenegro ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Montenegro?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Montenegro rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
Botswana ranks 27th and Montenegro ranks 24th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 17,915 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.