Botswana vs El Salvador: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Botswana
10.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
El Salvador
10.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Botswana rank
125th
El Salvador rank
124th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Botswana
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 10.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 10.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Botswana, a difference of 413,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was El Salvador ahead.
Botswana ranks 125th and El Salvador ranks 124th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and El Salvador in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 15,304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 128,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 113,202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1860s | 17,706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 147,553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 129,847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1870s | 20,782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 170,716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 149,934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1880s | 24,610 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 198,412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 173,803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1890s | 29,064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 229,822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 200,759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1900s | 35,873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 274,843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 238,970 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1910s | 45,144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 353,544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 308,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1920s | 58,815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 433,352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 374,537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1930s | 79,270 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 500,057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 420,787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1940s | 110,686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 588,880 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 478,194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1950s | 124,625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1960s | 102,999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 552,431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 2.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 3.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 5.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 8.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56,071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 9.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 114,292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Botswana or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 10.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 10.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Botswana and El Salvador?
- 413,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and El Salvador?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and El Salvador rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Botswana ranks 125th and El Salvador ranks 124th 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.