What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Argentina and Botswana?

0.0014 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Botswana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Botswana?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Botswana: Carbon intensity of GDP

Argentina

0.1498 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Botswana

0.1512 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP

in 2024

Argentina rank

69th

Botswana rank

68th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

Argentina
Botswana

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.1512 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1498 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Argentina, a difference of 0.0014 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.

Argentina ranks 69th and Botswana ranks 68th of 191 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Botswana in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Botswana	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.1635 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1938 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0304 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Botswana
2000s	0.1672 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1625 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0047 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Argentina
2010s	0.1548 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1647 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0099 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Botswana
2020s	0.1538 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.1509 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	0.0029 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Argentina or Botswana?: Botswana, at 0.1512 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP against 0.1498 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Argentina and Botswana?: 0.0014 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Botswana?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Botswana rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?: Argentina ranks 69th and Botswana ranks 68th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP)
Unit: kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 238 places, 8,228 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in 2021 PPP $.