Benin vs Guinea: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Benin
3.05 tonnes per person
in 2024
Guinea
3.38 tonnes per person
in 2024
Benin rank
14th
Guinea rank
12th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Benin
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 3.38 tonnes per person against 3.05 tonnes per person in Benin, a difference of 0.33 tonnes per person.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Guinea ahead.
Benin ranks 14th and Guinea ranks 12th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Guinea in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -5.26 tonnes per person | 60.6 tonnes per person | 65.86 tonnes per person | Guinea |
| 1860s | -3.66 tonnes per person | 19.59 tonnes per person | 23.24 tonnes per person | Guinea |
| 1870s | -1.66 tonnes per person | 9.45 tonnes per person | 11.11 tonnes per person | Guinea |
| 1880s | -0.7974 tonnes per person | 8.91 tonnes per person | 9.71 tonnes per person | Guinea |
| 1890s | -0.4079 tonnes per person | 6.55 tonnes per person | 6.96 tonnes per person | Guinea |
| 1900s | -0.1831 tonnes per person | 7.66 tonnes per person | 7.85 tonnes per person | Guinea |
| 1910s | -0.0525 tonnes per person | 9.74 tonnes per person | 9.79 tonnes per person | Guinea |
| 1920s | 0.4197 tonnes per person | 20.13 tonnes per person | 19.71 tonnes per person | Guinea |
| 1930s | 0.8 tonnes per person | 19.52 tonnes per person | 18.72 tonnes per person | Guinea |
| 1940s | 3.3 tonnes per person | 25.74 tonnes per person | 22.44 tonnes per person | Guinea |
| 1950s | 2.31 tonnes per person | 19.61 tonnes per person | 17.3 tonnes per person | Guinea |
| 1960s | 4.34 tonnes per person | 7.22 tonnes per person | 2.88 tonnes per person | Guinea |
| 1970s | 4.22 tonnes per person | 3.55 tonnes per person | 0.6675 tonnes per person | Benin |
| 1980s | 2.87 tonnes per person | 2.74 tonnes per person | 0.125 tonnes per person | Benin |
| 1990s | 5.12 tonnes per person | 2.39 tonnes per person | 2.73 tonnes per person | Benin |
| 2000s | 3.76 tonnes per person | 3.41 tonnes per person | 0.3491 tonnes per person | Benin |
| 2010s | 2.93 tonnes per person | 6.15 tonnes per person | 3.23 tonnes per person | Guinea |
| 2020s | 3.05 tonnes per person | 3.78 tonnes per person | 0.7308 tonnes per person | Guinea |
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 Guinea?
- Guinea, at 3.38 tonnes per person against 3.05 tonnes per person in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Benin and Guinea?
- 0.33 tonnes per person, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Guinea rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Benin ranks 14th and Guinea ranks 12th 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.