Botswana vs Togo: Emissions of air pollutants

Botswana
42,942 tonnes
in 2022
Togo
40,029 tonnes
in 2022
Botswana rank
133rd
Togo rank
136th

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Botswana
  • Togo
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 42,942 tonnes against 40,029 tonnes in Togo, a difference of 2,913 tonnes.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Togo's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Togo ahead.

Botswana ranks 133rd and Togo ranks 136th of 220 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Emissions of air pollutants
Unit
tonnes
Source
Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed

Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.