Botswana vs Portugal: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Botswana
4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Portugal
4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
91st
Portugal rank
92nd
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Botswana
- Portugal
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Portugal ahead.
Botswana ranks 91st and Portugal ranks 92nd of 197 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1860s | 0.1529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1870s | 0.1623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1880s | 0.1739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1890s | 0.1858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1900s | 0.2014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0.2162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.569 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.2585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1940s | 0.2977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1950s | 0.2731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1960s | 0.1846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.7016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1980s | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1990s | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 2.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 3.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 3.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Botswana or Portugal?
- Botswana, at 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Botswana and Portugal?
- 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Portugal?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Portugal rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Botswana ranks 91st and Portugal ranks 92nd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.