Botswana vs Gabon: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Botswana
10.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Gabon
10.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
36th
Gabon rank
33rd
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Botswana
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 10.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 10.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Botswana, a difference of 0.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Gabon ahead.
Botswana ranks 36th and Gabon ranks 33rd of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 6 and Gabon in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 7.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 1860s | 8.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Botswana |
| 1870s | 9.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 1880s | 9.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 1890s | 9.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Botswana |
| 1900s | 10.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Botswana |
| 1910s | 11.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Botswana |
| 1920s | 13.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Botswana |
| 1930s | 13.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 1940s | 17.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 1950s | 18.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Botswana |
| 1960s | 15.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 1970s | 13.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 41.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 1980s | 10.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 23.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 1990s | 10.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 28.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 2000s | 8.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 2010s | 8.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 2020s | 8.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Botswana or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 10.79 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 greenhouse gas emissions between Botswana and Gabon?
- 0.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gabon?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Gabon rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Botswana ranks 36th and Gabon ranks 33rd of 199 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 greenhouse gas 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.