Benin vs Kenya: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?

Benin
0.5977 tonnes per person
in 2023
Kenya
0.6321 tonnes per person
in 2023
Benin rank
108th
Kenya rank
106th

Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time

  • Benin
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.6321 tonnes per person against 0.5977 tonnes per person in Benin, a difference of 0.0344 tonnes per person.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.

Benin ranks 108th and Kenya ranks 106th of 120 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Kenya Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2514 tonnes per person 0.3284 tonnes per person 0.077 tonnes per person Kenya
2000s 0.5826 tonnes per person 0.3694 tonnes per person 0.2132 tonnes per person Benin
2010s 0.7182 tonnes per person 0.5483 tonnes per person 0.1699 tonnes per person Benin
2020s 0.5988 tonnes per person 0.6243 tonnes per person 0.0254 tonnes per person Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?, Benin or Kenya?
Kenya, at 0.6321 tonnes per person against 0.5977 tonnes per person in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? between Benin and Kenya?
0.0344 tonnes per person, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Kenya?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Benin and Kenya rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
Benin ranks 108th and Kenya ranks 106th of 120 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 Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.