Botswana vs Equatorial Guinea: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Botswana
10.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
9.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Botswana rank
125th
Equatorial Guinea rank
128th
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Botswana
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 10.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 720,490 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Botswana ranks 125th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 128th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 8 and Equatorial Guinea in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 15,304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55,297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 39,993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1860s | 17,706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 52,625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34,919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1870s | 20,782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50,250 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29,468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1880s | 24,610 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48,044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1890s | 29,064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46,105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1900s | 35,873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44,910 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1910s | 45,144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44,539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 604.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1920s | 58,815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44,601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1930s | 79,270 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 48,612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30,658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1940s | 110,686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 56,678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 54,009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1950s | 124,625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 97,173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27,452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1960s | 102,999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 101,022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1,977 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1970s | 552,431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 151,177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 401,254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1980s | 2.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 227,340 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 1990s | 3.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 228,251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 5.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 8.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 9.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 928,710 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Equatorial Guinea |
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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Botswana, at 10.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 9.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Botswana and Equatorial Guinea?
- 720,490 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Equatorial Guinea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Botswana ranks 125th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 128th 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.