Benin vs Zambia: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
Benin
0.5977 tonnes per person
in 2023
Zambia
0.6131 tonnes per person
in 2023
Benin rank
108th
Zambia rank
107th
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? over time
- Benin
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.6131 tonnes per person against 0.5977 tonnes per person in Benin, a difference of 0.0154 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.
Benin ranks 108th and Zambia ranks 107th of 120 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2514 tonnes per person | 0.2307 tonnes per person | 0.0207 tonnes per person | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.5826 tonnes per person | 0.4014 tonnes per person | 0.1812 tonnes per person | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.7182 tonnes per person | 0.5595 tonnes per person | 0.1587 tonnes per person | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.5988 tonnes per person | 0.5545 tonnes per person | 0.0443 tonnes per person | Benin |
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 Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.6131 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 Zambia?
- 0.0154 tonnes per person, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Zambia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Zambia rank globally for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
- Benin ranks 108th and Zambia ranks 107th 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
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.