Botswana vs Georgia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Botswana
4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Georgia
3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
92nd
Georgia rank
95th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Botswana
- Georgia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Georgia, a difference of 0.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Georgia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Georgia ahead.
Botswana ranks 92nd and Georgia ranks 95th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Georgia in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Georgia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 1860s | 0.1529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 1870s | 0.1623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3897 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 1880s | 0.1739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 1890s | 0.1858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 1900s | 0.2014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 1910s | 0.2162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 1920s | 0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 1930s | 0.2585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 1940s | 0.2977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 1950s | 0.2731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 1960s | 0.1846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 1970s | 0.7016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 1980s | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Georgia |
| 1990s | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Botswana |
| 2000s | 2.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Botswana |
| 2010s | 3.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Botswana |
| 2020s | 3.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Botswana or Georgia?
- Botswana, at 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Georgia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Botswana and Georgia?
- 0.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Georgia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Georgia rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Botswana ranks 92nd and Georgia ranks 95th 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.