Botswana vs Namibia
Botswana vs Namibia: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 2.74 tonnes in Botswana and 1.21 tonnes in Namibia, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Botswana, by 1.53 tonnes, or 2.27 times that in Namibia.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Botswana has been higher since 1988, when it overtook Namibia.
- In 2024, Botswana ranked 97 and Namibia ranked 134 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Botswana | Namibia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.74 | 1.21 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 2.71 | 1.22 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 2.8 | 1.24 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 2.73 | 1.32 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 2.58 | 1.3 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 3.15 | 1.46 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 3.57 | 1.48 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 3.28 | 1.5 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 3.02 | 1.6 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 3.22 | 1.5 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 3.29 | 1.39 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 2.58 | 1.38 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 1.67 | 1.36 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 1.94 | 1.33 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 1.66 | 1.27 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 2.07 | 1.47 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 2.31 | 1.45 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 2.31 | 1.29 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 2.21 | 1.27 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 2.39 | 1.31 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 2.24 | 1.24 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 2.33 | 1.19 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 2.39 | 1.13 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 2.31 | 1.32 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 2.44 | 1.05 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 2.46 | 1.12 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 2.38 | 1.21 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 2.05 | 1.2 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 1.96 | 1.19 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 2.23 | 1.12 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 2.2 | 1.06 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 2.36 | 0.95 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 2.46 | 0.85 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 2.08 | 0.8 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 2.16 | 0.91 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 1.88 | 1.24 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 1.75 | 1.49 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 1.5 | 1.52 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 1.5 | 1.02 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 1.35 | 0.96 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 1.36 | 0.96 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 1.43 | 0.91 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 1.43 | 0.99 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 1.35 | 1.05 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 1.33 | 1.09 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 1.24 | 0.96 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 1.17 | 0.96 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 1.08 | 0.96 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.78 | 0.95 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.66 | 0.95 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.4 | 0.91 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.32 | 0.91 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.26 | 0.95 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.26 | 0.98 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Botswana vs Namibia
Health
- Life expectancyBotswana: 69.2 years in 2023Namibia: 67.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBotswana: 3.3 per 100 live births in 2024Namibia: 4 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBotswana: 28.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Namibia: 27.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBotswana: 3.97% in 2017Namibia: 3.46% in 2017
- Suicide rateBotswana: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017Namibia: 11.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBotswana: 2.48 million people in 2023Namibia: 2.96 million people in 2023
- Population growthBotswana: 1.64% a year in 2023Namibia: 2.37% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBotswana: 2.73 births per woman in 2023Namibia: 3.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBotswana: 68% in 2025Namibia: 50.9% in 2025
- Median ageBotswana: 22.9 years in 2023Namibia: 21 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBotswana: 4% in 2023Namibia: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBotswana: -2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Namibia: 3.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBotswana: 3.11% of GDP in 2025Namibia: 2.77% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBotswana: $595M in 2025Namibia: $386M in 2025
- Military spending per personBotswana: $242 in 2025Namibia: $134 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBotswana: 8.9% of government spending in 2025Namibia: 7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBotswana: 9,000 people in 2020Namibia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerBotswana: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Namibia: 0.02% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBotswana: 0.92% of the labour force in 2020Namibia: 1.67% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBotswana: 11 million TIV in 2024Namibia: 0 TIV in 2025