Botswana vs Malawi: Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade

Botswana

100.2%

in 2023

Malawi

74.5%

in 2023

Botswana rank

11th

Malawi rank

13th

Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade over time

Botswana currently reports 100.2% against 74.5% in Malawi, a difference of 25.7%.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.3 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 11th and Malawi ranks 13th of 120 countries.

Indicator: Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade
Unit: %
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 4,063 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual net carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions embedded in trade, measured as a percentage of emissions of CO₂.