Botswana vs Malaysia: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions

Botswana
10.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Malaysia
10.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
35th
Malaysia rank
32nd

Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time

  • Botswana
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 10.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 10.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Botswana, a difference of 0.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 26 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Malaysia ahead.

Botswana ranks 35th and Malaysia ranks 32nd of 198 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Malaysia in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Malaysia Difference Ahead
1850s 7.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 23.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 16.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
1860s 8.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 23.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 14.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
1870s 9.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 18.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 9.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
1880s 9.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 30.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 21.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
1890s 9.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 13.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
1900s 10.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 15.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
1910s 11.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 25.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 13.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
1920s 13.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Botswana
1930s 13.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Botswana
1940s 17.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 14.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Botswana
1950s 18.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Botswana
1960s 15.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Botswana
1970s 13.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 14.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
1980s 10.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 17.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
1990s 10.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 12.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
2000s 8.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 11.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
2010s 8.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 13.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia
2020s 8.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Malaysia

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 Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 10.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 10.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Botswana and Malaysia?
0.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Malaysia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Malaysia rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
Botswana ranks 35th and Malaysia ranks 32nd of 198 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

Indicator
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (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
198 places, 33,904 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.