Botswana vs Zambia: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy)

Botswana
0.027 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Zambia
0.0278 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Botswana rank
123rd
Zambia rank
120th

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) over time

  • Botswana
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0278 Mt CO2e against 0.027 Mt CO2e in Botswana, a difference of 0.0008 Mt CO2e.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.

Botswana ranks 123rd and Zambia ranks 120th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0021 Mt CO2e 0.0087 Mt CO2e 0.0066 Mt CO2e Zambia
1980s 0.0053 Mt CO2e 0.0152 Mt CO2e 0.01 Mt CO2e Zambia
1990s 0.0111 Mt CO2e 0.0143 Mt CO2e 0.0032 Mt CO2e Zambia
2000s 0.0148 Mt CO2e 0.0139 Mt CO2e 0.001 Mt CO2e Botswana
2010s 0.0253 Mt CO2e 0.0216 Mt CO2e 0.0037 Mt CO2e Botswana
2020s 0.0262 Mt CO2e 0.0264 Mt CO2e 0.0002 Mt CO2e Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy), Botswana or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.0278 Mt CO2e against 0.027 Mt CO2e in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) between Botswana and Zambia?
0.0008 Mt CO2e, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy)?
Botswana ranks 123rd and Zambia ranks 120th of 194 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 Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
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
241 places, 13,255 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).