Benin vs Iraq: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Benin
2.3%
in 2024
Iraq
2.5%
in 2024
Benin rank
100th
Iraq rank
99th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Benin
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 2.5% against 2.3% in Benin, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Iraq's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 40 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Iraq ahead.
Benin ranks 100th and Iraq ranks 99th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Iraq in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -2.2% | 20.3% | 22.5% | Iraq |
| 1960s | 9.5% | 16.7% | 7.2% | Iraq |
| 1970s | 8.6% | 9.9% | 1.3% | Iraq |
| 1980s | 6.8% | 4.7% | 2.1% | Benin |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 2.5% | 7.9% | Benin |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 4.8% | 6.9% | Benin |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 6.3% | 3.9% | Iraq |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 4.4% | 1.5% | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Benin or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 2.5% against 2.3% in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Benin and Iraq?
- 0.2%, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Iraq?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Iraq rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Benin ranks 100th and Iraq ranks 99th 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.