Botswana vs South Sudan: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector

Botswana
2,613 kilograms per person
in 2023
South Sudan
1,554 kilograms per person
in 2023
Botswana rank
3rd
South Sudan rank
6th

Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector over time

  • Botswana
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 2,613 kilograms per person against 1,554 kilograms per person in South Sudan, a difference of 1,059 kilograms per person.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.7 times South Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 3rd and South Sudan ranks 6th of 193 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector
Unit
kilograms per person
Source
Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,559 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.