Botswana vs New Zealand: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Botswana
3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
New Zealand
2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
2nd
New Zealand rank
3rd
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Botswana
- New Zealand
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was New Zealand ahead.
Botswana ranks 2nd and New Zealand ranks 3rd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 2.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 3.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 2.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Botswana |
| 1950s | 6.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Botswana |
| 1960s | 4.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 4.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 3.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 2.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 2.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Botswana or New Zealand?
- Botswana, at 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Botswana and New Zealand?
- 0.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and New Zealand?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and New Zealand rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Botswana ranks 2nd and New Zealand ranks 3rd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.