Benin vs Russia: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Benin
2.3%
in 2024
Russia
2.7%
in 2024
Benin rank
100th
Russia rank
97th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Benin
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 2.7% against 2.3% in Benin, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 38 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Russia ahead.
Benin ranks 100th and Russia ranks 97th of 215 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 7 and Russia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -2.2% | 8.3% | 10.5% | Russia |
| 1960s | 9.5% | 4.9% | 4.6% | Benin |
| 1970s | 8.6% | 4.1% | 4.5% | Benin |
| 1980s | 6.8% | 1.6% | 5.1% | Benin |
| 1990s | 10.4% | -4.4% | 14.9% | Benin |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 0.4% | 11.4% | Benin |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.0% | 1.4% | Benin |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 0.9% | 2.0% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Benin or Russia?
- Russia, at 2.7% against 2.3% in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Benin and Russia?
- 0.4%, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Russia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Russia rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Benin ranks 100th and Russia ranks 97th 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.