Benin vs Greece: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Benin
2.3%
in 2024
Greece
2.6%
in 2024
Benin rank
100th
Greece rank
98th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Benin
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 2.6% against 2.3% in Benin, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 42 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Greece ahead.
Benin ranks 100th and Greece ranks 98th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 6 and Greece in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -2.2% | 7.9% | 10.1% | Greece |
| 1960s | 9.5% | 12.3% | 2.8% | Greece |
| 1970s | 8.6% | 7.4% | 1.2% | Benin |
| 1980s | 6.8% | 3.8% | 3.0% | Benin |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 3.0% | 7.4% | Benin |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 0.7% | 11.1% | Benin |
| 2010s | 2.4% | -4.4% | 6.8% | Benin |
| 2020s | 2.9% | -3.8% | 6.7% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Benin or Greece?
- Greece, at 2.6% against 2.3% in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Benin and Greece?
- 0.3%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Greece?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Greece rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Benin ranks 100th and Greece ranks 98th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage 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 percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.