Benin vs Kenya: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita
Benin
0.5977 tonnes per person
in 2023
Kenya
0.6321 tonnes per person
in 2023
Benin rank
108th
Kenya rank
106th
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita over time
- Benin
- Kenya
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 consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita, 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 consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita 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 consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- 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 Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP 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 consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.