Botswana vs Papua New Guinea: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Botswana
10.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
11.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Botswana rank
125th
Papua New Guinea rank
122nd
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Botswana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 11.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 10.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Botswana, a difference of 918,900 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Botswana ranks 125th and Papua New Guinea ranks 122nd of 198 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 15,304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 275,057 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 259,753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1860s | 17,706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 345,893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 328,187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1870s | 20,782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 424,840 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 404,058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1880s | 24,610 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 530,144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 505,534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1890s | 29,064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 635,837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 606,774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1900s | 35,873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 690,781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 654,908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1910s | 45,144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 739,144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 694,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1920s | 58,815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 713,056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 654,242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1930s | 79,270 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 666,459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 587,189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1940s | 110,686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 587,554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 476,868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1950s | 124,625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 589,914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 465,290 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 102,999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 801,003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 698,004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 552,431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 2.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 562,882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 3.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 354,107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 5.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 8.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 358,196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 9.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Papua New 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 11.38 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 Papua New Guinea?
- 918,900 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Botswana ranks 125th and Papua New Guinea ranks 122nd 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.