Botswana vs Gabon: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions
Botswana
0.0%
in 2024
Gabon
0.1%
in 2024
Botswana rank
121st
Gabon rank
118th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Botswana
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 0.1% against 0.0% in Botswana, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Gabon ahead.
Botswana ranks 121st and Gabon ranks 118th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Gabon in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Gabon |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Gabon |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Gabon |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Gabon |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Botswana |
| 1900s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | Botswana |
| 1910s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | Botswana |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Gabon |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Gabon |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Gabon |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Botswana |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Gabon |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Gabon |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions, Botswana or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 0.1% against 0.0% in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions between Botswana and Gabon?
- 0.1%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gabon?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Gabon rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Botswana ranks 121st and Gabon ranks 118th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.