Botswana vs Indonesia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Botswana
4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Indonesia
4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
92nd
Indonesia rank
94th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Botswana
- Indonesia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Indonesia, a difference of 0.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Indonesia ahead.
Botswana ranks 92nd and Indonesia ranks 94th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Indonesia in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Indonesia |
| 1860s | 0.1529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Indonesia |
| 1870s | 0.1623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Indonesia |
| 1880s | 0.1739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Indonesia |
| 1890s | 0.1858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Indonesia |
| 1900s | 0.2014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Indonesia |
| 1910s | 0.2162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Indonesia |
| 1920s | 0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 0.2585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 0.2977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Indonesia |
| 1950s | 0.2731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 0.1846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 0.7016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Botswana |
| 1990s | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Botswana |
| 2000s | 2.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Botswana |
| 2010s | 3.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Botswana |
| 2020s | 3.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3167 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 Indonesia?
- Botswana, at 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Botswana and Indonesia?
- 0.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Indonesia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Indonesia rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Botswana ranks 92nd and Indonesia ranks 94th 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.