Benin vs Central African Republic: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Benin
1.0%
in 2024
Central African Republic
1.1%
in 2024
Benin rank
20th
Central African Republic rank
17th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Benin
- Central African Republic
How they compare
Central African Republic currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Benin, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Central African Republic ahead.
Benin ranks 20th and Central African Republic ranks 17th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 9 and Central African Republic in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Central African Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Central African Republic |
| 1860s | -0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Central African Republic |
| 1870s | -0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Central African Republic |
| 1880s | -0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Central African Republic |
| 1890s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | Central African Republic |
| 1900s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | Benin |
| 1910s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | Benin |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Central African Republic |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Central African Republic |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Central African Republic |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Central African Republic |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Benin |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Benin or Central African Republic?
- Central African Republic, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Benin and Central African Republic?
- 0.1%, with Central African Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Central African Republic?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Central African Republic rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Benin ranks 20th and Central African Republic ranks 17th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.