Botswana vs Sweden: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Botswana
4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sweden
4.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
92nd
Sweden rank
90th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Botswana
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 4.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Botswana, a difference of 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.
Botswana ranks 92nd and Sweden ranks 90th of 198 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.1529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.1623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.607 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.1739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.1858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.2014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.2162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.2585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.2977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.2731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.1846 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.7016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 3.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 3.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 4.19 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 Sweden?
- 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sweden?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Sweden rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Botswana ranks 92nd and Sweden ranks 90th 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.