Benin vs Israel: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP

Benin
0.183 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Israel
0.1849 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Benin rank
90th
Israel rank
87th

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • Benin
  • Israel
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How they compare

Israel currently reports 0.1849 kilograms per international-$ against 0.183 kilograms per international-$ in Benin, a difference of 0.0019 kilograms per international-$.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Israel ahead.

Benin ranks 90th and Israel ranks 87th of 164 countries.

Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Israel Difference Ahead
1950s 0.046 kilograms per international-$ 0.423 kilograms per international-$ 0.377 kilograms per international-$ Israel
1960s 0.042 kilograms per international-$ 0.4389 kilograms per international-$ 0.3968 kilograms per international-$ Israel
1970s 0.0729 kilograms per international-$ 0.3734 kilograms per international-$ 0.3004 kilograms per international-$ Israel
1980s 0.0692 kilograms per international-$ 0.3292 kilograms per international-$ 0.26 kilograms per international-$ Israel
1990s 0.091 kilograms per international-$ 0.3952 kilograms per international-$ 0.3042 kilograms per international-$ Israel
2000s 0.187 kilograms per international-$ 0.3551 kilograms per international-$ 0.1681 kilograms per international-$ Israel
2010s 0.2329 kilograms per international-$ 0.2588 kilograms per international-$ 0.0259 kilograms per international-$ Israel
2020s 0.1859 kilograms per international-$ 0.1916 kilograms per international-$ 0.0057 kilograms per international-$ Israel

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 Israel?
Israel, at 0.1849 kilograms per international-$ against 0.183 kilograms per international-$ in Benin as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Benin and Israel?
0.0019 kilograms per international-$, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Israel?
73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
How do Benin and Israel rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Benin ranks 90th and Israel ranks 87th 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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Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).