Benin vs Ghana: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Benin
2.66 million tonnes
in 2024
Ghana
4.16 million tonnes
in 1997
Benin rank
125th
Ghana rank
122nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Benin
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 4.16 million tonnes against 2.66 million tonnes in Benin, a difference of 1.50 million tonnes.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.6 times Benin's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 125th and Ghana ranks 122nd of 179 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Benin or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 4.16 million tonnes against 2.66 million tonnes in Benin as of 1997.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Benin and Ghana?
- 1.50 million tonnes, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ghana?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 1957.
- How do Benin and Ghana rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Benin ranks 125th and Ghana ranks 122nd 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.