Angola vs Benin: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Angola
50.00 million tonnes
in 2024
Benin
44.09 million tonnes
in 2024
Angola rank
18th
Benin rank
20th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Angola
- Benin
How they compare
Angola currently reports 50.00 million tonnes against 44.09 million tonnes in Benin, a difference of 5.92 million tonnes.
That makes Angola'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 Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 18th and Benin ranks 20th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 15 and Benin in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Benin | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 23.41 million tonnes | -4.27 million tonnes | 27.68 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1860s | 29.81 million tonnes | -3.19 million tonnes | 33.00 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1870s | 25.93 million tonnes | -1.60 million tonnes | 27.53 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1880s | 24.86 million tonnes | -842,508 tonnes | 25.70 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1890s | 3.14 million tonnes | -463,459 tonnes | 3.60 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1900s | -8.17 million tonnes | -224,845 tonnes | 7.94 million tonnes | Benin |
| 1910s | -11.24 million tonnes | -70,781 tonnes | 11.17 million tonnes | Benin |
| 1920s | 36.47 million tonnes | 652,576 tonnes | 35.81 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1930s | 59.72 million tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | 58.31 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1940s | 94.90 million tonnes | 6.85 million tonnes | 88.05 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1950s | 150.84 million tonnes | 5.44 million tonnes | 145.40 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1960s | 70.06 million tonnes | 12.11 million tonnes | 57.95 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1970s | 21.96 million tonnes | 14.32 million tonnes | 7.64 million tonnes | Angola |
| 1980s | 13.33 million tonnes | 12.64 million tonnes | 689,448 tonnes | Angola |
| 1990s | 19.19 million tonnes | 32.51 million tonnes | 13.31 million tonnes | Benin |
| 2000s | 60.29 million tonnes | 30.74 million tonnes | 29.55 million tonnes | Angola |
| 2010s | 102.01 million tonnes | 32.83 million tonnes | 69.17 million tonnes | Angola |
| 2020s | 51.57 million tonnes | 42.03 million tonnes | 9.54 million tonnes | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Angola or Benin?
- Angola, at 50.00 million tonnes against 44.09 million tonnes in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Angola and Benin?
- 5.92 million tonnes, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Benin?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Benin rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Angola ranks 18th and Benin ranks 20th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual 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 in tonnes.