Botswana vs North Korea: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Botswana
2.88 tonnes per person
in 2024
North Korea
2.74 tonnes per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
112th
North Korea rank
114th
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Botswana
- North Korea
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2.88 tonnes per person against 2.74 tonnes per person in North Korea, a difference of 0.14 tonnes per person.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was North Korea ahead.
Botswana ranks 112th and North Korea ranks 114th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and North Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.89 tonnes per person | 6.89 tonnes per person | 3 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1980s | 3.62 tonnes per person | 8.21 tonnes per person | 4.59 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 1990s | 4.06 tonnes per person | 4.35 tonnes per person | 0.2853 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 2000s | 3.36 tonnes per person | 3.58 tonnes per person | 0.2203 tonnes per person | North Korea |
| 2010s | 3.57 tonnes per person | 2.47 tonnes per person | 1.1 tonnes per person | Botswana |
| 2020s | 2.71 tonnes per person | 2.67 tonnes per person | 0.0436 tonnes per person | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Botswana or North Korea?
- Botswana, at 2.88 tonnes per person against 2.74 tonnes per person in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Botswana and North Korea?
- 0.14 tonnes per person, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and North Korea?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and North Korea rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Botswana ranks 112th and North Korea ranks 114th of 194 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 including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.