Bahamas vs Benin: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Bahamas
113,557 tonnes
in 2024
Benin
138,516 tonnes
in 2024
Bahamas rank
81st
Benin rank
78th
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Bahamas
- Benin
How they compare
Benin currently reports 138,516 tonnes against 113,557 tonnes in Bahamas, a difference of 24,959 tonnes.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 39 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 81st and Benin ranks 78th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and Benin in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Benin | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22,798 tonnes | -3,913 tonnes | 26,712 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 148,062 tonnes | 9,893 tonnes | 138,169 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1970s | 517,414 tonnes | 16,488 tonnes | 500,926 tonnes | Bahamas |
| 1980s | -496,932 tonnes | 20,376 tonnes | 517,309 tonnes | Benin |
| 1990s | 8,794 tonnes | 89,177 tonnes | 80,384 tonnes | Benin |
| 2000s | 12,091 tonnes | 276,258 tonnes | 264,167 tonnes | Benin |
| 2010s | 36,640 tonnes | 104,808 tonnes | 68,168 tonnes | Benin |
| 2020s | 109,769 tonnes | 158,748 tonnes | 48,979 tonnes | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, Bahamas or Benin?
- Benin, at 138,516 tonnes against 113,557 tonnes in Bahamas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between Bahamas and Benin?
- 24,959 tonnes, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Benin?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Benin rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- Bahamas ranks 81st and Benin ranks 78th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.