Benin vs Gabon: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Benin
3.05 tonnes per person
in 2024
Gabon
2.9 tonnes per person
in 2024
Benin rank
14th
Gabon rank
16th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Benin
- Gabon
How they compare
Benin currently reports 3.05 tonnes per person against 2.9 tonnes per person in Gabon, a difference of 0.15 tonnes per person.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Gabon ahead.
Benin ranks 14th and Gabon ranks 16th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Gabon in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -5.26 tonnes per person | 8.68 tonnes per person | 13.94 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 1860s | -3.66 tonnes per person | 9.63 tonnes per person | 13.29 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 1870s | -1.66 tonnes per person | 11.5 tonnes per person | 13.16 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 1880s | -0.7974 tonnes per person | 11.51 tonnes per person | 12.3 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 1890s | -0.4079 tonnes per person | 1.36 tonnes per person | 1.77 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 1900s | -0.1831 tonnes per person | -3.18 tonnes per person | 3 tonnes per person | Benin |
| 1910s | -0.0525 tonnes per person | -5.18 tonnes per person | 5.13 tonnes per person | Benin |
| 1920s | 0.4197 tonnes per person | 12.14 tonnes per person | 11.72 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 1930s | 0.8 tonnes per person | 15.88 tonnes per person | 15.08 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 1940s | 3.3 tonnes per person | 23.16 tonnes per person | 19.86 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 1950s | 2.31 tonnes per person | 15.49 tonnes per person | 13.17 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 1960s | 4.34 tonnes per person | 19.54 tonnes per person | 15.2 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 1970s | 4.22 tonnes per person | 24.8 tonnes per person | 20.58 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 1980s | 2.87 tonnes per person | 7.03 tonnes per person | 4.16 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 1990s | 5.12 tonnes per person | 9.45 tonnes per person | 4.32 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 2000s | 3.76 tonnes per person | 8.64 tonnes per person | 4.88 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 2010s | 2.93 tonnes per person | 4.73 tonnes per person | 1.8 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 2020s | 3.05 tonnes per person | 2.98 tonnes per person | 0.0711 tonnes per person | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Benin or Gabon?
- Benin, at 3.05 tonnes per person against 2.9 tonnes per person in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Benin and Gabon?
- 0.15 tonnes per person, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Gabon?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Gabon rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Benin ranks 14th and Gabon ranks 16th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. 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 in tonnes per person.