Benin vs Gambia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Benin
0.183 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Gambia
0.1735 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Benin rank
90th
Gambia rank
93rd
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Benin
- Gambia
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.183 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1735 kilograms per international-$ in Gambia, a difference of 0.0095 kilograms per international-$.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gambia ahead.
Benin ranks 90th and Gambia ranks 93rd of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Gambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.046 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0505 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0046 kilograms per international-$ | Gambia |
| 1960s | 0.042 kilograms per international-$ | 0.053 kilograms per international-$ | 0.011 kilograms per international-$ | Gambia |
| 1970s | 0.0729 kilograms per international-$ | 0.11 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0371 kilograms per international-$ | Gambia |
| 1980s | 0.0692 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1531 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0839 kilograms per international-$ | Gambia |
| 1990s | 0.091 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1417 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0506 kilograms per international-$ | Gambia |
| 2000s | 0.187 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1376 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0494 kilograms per international-$ | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.2329 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1535 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0794 kilograms per international-$ | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.1859 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1676 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0183 kilograms per international-$ | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Benin or Gambia?
- Benin, at 0.183 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1735 kilograms per international-$ in Gambia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Benin and Gambia?
- 0.0095 kilograms per international-$, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Gambia?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Gambia rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Benin ranks 90th and Gambia ranks 93rd of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).