Benin vs Nepal: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Benin
0.183 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Nepal
0.1835 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Benin rank
90th
Nepal rank
88th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Benin
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 0.1835 kilograms per international-$ against 0.183 kilograms per international-$ in Benin, a difference of 0.0005 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 90th and Nepal ranks 88th of 164 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.046 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0051 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0409 kilograms per international-$ | Benin |
| 1960s | 0.042 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0153 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0268 kilograms per international-$ | Benin |
| 1970s | 0.0729 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0241 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0488 kilograms per international-$ | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.0692 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0346 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0346 kilograms per international-$ | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.091 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0587 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0323 kilograms per international-$ | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.187 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0647 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1223 kilograms per international-$ | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.2329 kilograms per international-$ | 0.118 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1148 kilograms per international-$ | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.1859 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1781 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0078 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 Nepal?
- Nepal, at 0.1835 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 Nepal?
- 0.0005 kilograms per international-$, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Nepal?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Nepal rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Benin ranks 90th and Nepal ranks 88th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).