Botswana vs Uruguay: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Botswana
0.3%
in 2024
Uruguay
0.3%
in 2024
Botswana rank
64th
Uruguay rank
66th
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Botswana
- Uruguay
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 64th and Uruguay ranks 66th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Botswana |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Botswana |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Botswana |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Botswana |
| 1890s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Botswana |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Uruguay |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Botswana or Uruguay?
- Botswana, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Botswana and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Uruguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Uruguay rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Botswana ranks 64th and Uruguay ranks 66th of 201 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 nitrous oxide 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 nitrous oxide emissions.