Benin vs Zambia: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita

Benin
3.47 tonnes per person
in 2024
Zambia
3.5 tonnes per person
in 2024
Benin rank
98th
Zambia rank
97th

Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time

  • Benin
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 3.5 tonnes per person against 3.47 tonnes per person in Benin, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zambia ahead.

Benin ranks 98th and Zambia ranks 97th of 192 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 4.39 tonnes per person 16.39 tonnes per person 12 tonnes per person Zambia
1970s 4.32 tonnes per person 10.23 tonnes per person 5.91 tonnes per person Zambia
1980s 2.98 tonnes per person 6.81 tonnes per person 3.83 tonnes per person Zambia
1990s 5.28 tonnes per person 6.51 tonnes per person 1.23 tonnes per person Zambia
2000s 4.09 tonnes per person 7.57 tonnes per person 3.48 tonnes per person Zambia
2010s 3.37 tonnes per person 6.29 tonnes per person 2.91 tonnes per person Zambia
2020s 3.48 tonnes per person 3.79 tonnes per person 0.306 tonnes per person Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Benin or Zambia?
Zambia, at 3.5 tonnes per person against 3.47 tonnes per person in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Benin and Zambia?
0.03 tonnes per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Zambia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Benin and Zambia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
Benin ranks 98th and Zambia ranks 97th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 12,148 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.