Botswana vs Mauritius: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Botswana
4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mauritius
4.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
92nd
Mauritius rank
91st
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Botswana
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 4.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Botswana, a difference of 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Mauritius ahead.
Botswana ranks 92nd and Mauritius ranks 91st of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Mauritius in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritius |
| 1860s | 0.1529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritius |
| 1870s | 0.1623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritius |
| 1880s | 0.1739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritius |
| 1890s | 0.1858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritius |
| 1900s | 0.2014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritius |
| 1910s | 0.2162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritius |
| 1920s | 0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritius |
| 1930s | 0.2585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritius |
| 1940s | 0.2977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Botswana |
| 1950s | 0.2731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 0.1846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 0.7016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Botswana |
| 1990s | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Botswana |
| 2000s | 2.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 3.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 3.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1212 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 Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 4.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Botswana and Mauritius?
- 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mauritius?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Mauritius rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Botswana ranks 92nd and Mauritius ranks 91st 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.