Botswana vs Kyrgyzstan: Greenhouse gas emissions
Botswana
26.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan
22.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Botswana rank
121st
Kyrgyzstan rank
124th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Botswana
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 26.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 22.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 3.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Kyrgyzstan's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Botswana ranks 121st and Kyrgyzstan ranks 124th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Kyrgyzstan in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 755,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1860s | 981,256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1870s | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1880s | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1890s | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1900s | 1.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1910s | 2.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1920s | 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1930s | 4.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1940s | 6.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1950s | 8.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1960s | 8.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1970s | 9.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1980s | 11.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1990s | 15.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2000s | 15.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 623,946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
| 2010s | 18.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 791,720 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2020s | 21.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 116,940 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Botswana or Kyrgyzstan?
- Botswana, at 26.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 22.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Kyrgyzstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Botswana and Kyrgyzstan?
- 3.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Kyrgyzstan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Botswana ranks 121st and Kyrgyzstan ranks 124th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. 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.