Benin vs Botswana: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Benin
10.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Botswana
10.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Benin rank
126th
Botswana rank
125th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Benin
- Botswana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 10.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 10.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Benin, a difference of 97,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 126th and Botswana ranks 125th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 15 and Botswana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 217,526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15,304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 202,222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
| 1860s | 212,761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 195,055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
| 1870s | 218,402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 197,620 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
| 1880s | 228,734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,610 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 204,124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
| 1890s | 254,719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29,064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 225,656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
| 1900s | 299,842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35,873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 263,969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
| 1910s | 392,405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45,144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 347,261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
| 1920s | 472,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 58,815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 413,322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
| 1930s | 581,180 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 79,270 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 501,911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
| 1940s | 731,684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 110,686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 620,998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
| 1950s | 961,661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 124,625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 837,037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
| 1960s | 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 102,999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 971,995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
| 1970s | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 552,431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 935,077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
| 1980s | 2.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 236,941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1990s | 2.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 2000s | 4.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 284,888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 2010s | 8.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 396,778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
| 2020s | 10.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 444,002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Benin or Botswana?
- Botswana, at 10.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 10.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Benin and Botswana?
- 97,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Botswana?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Botswana rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Benin ranks 126th and Botswana ranks 125th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total 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 of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.