Benin vs Fiji: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Benin
2.66 million tonnes
in 2024
Fiji
1.89 million tonnes
in 2018
Benin rank
125th
Fiji rank
128th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Benin
- Fiji
How they compare
Benin currently reports 2.66 million tonnes against 1.89 million tonnes in Fiji, a difference of 776,770 tonnes.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.4 times Fiji's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 125th and Fiji ranks 128th of 179 countries.
Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 121,481 tonnes | 206,099 tonnes | 84,618 tonnes | Fiji |
| 2010s | 590,467 tonnes | 1.89 million tonnes | 1.30 million tonnes | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Benin or Fiji?
- Benin, at 2.66 million tonnes against 1.89 million tonnes in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Benin and Fiji?
- 776,770 tonnes, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Fiji?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2018.
- How do Benin and Fiji rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Benin ranks 125th and Fiji ranks 128th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.