Benin vs Italy: Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita
Benin
193.13 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Italy
194.99 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Benin rank
130th
Italy rank
128th
Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Benin
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 194.99 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 193.13 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Benin, a difference of 1.86 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 130th and Italy ranks 128th of 204 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 256.31 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 229.23 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 27.08 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Benin |
| 1990s | 262.31 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 237.71 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 24.6 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Benin |
| 2000s | 230.28 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 231.4 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 1.11 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Italy |
| 2010s | 209.81 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 210.04 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 0.2255 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Italy |
| 2020s | 207.36 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 200.73 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | 6.63 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita, Benin or Italy?
- Italy, at 194.99 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 193.13 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita between Benin and Italy?
- 1.86 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Italy?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Italy rank globally for carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Benin ranks 130th and Italy ranks 128th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.