Benin vs Greenland: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal

Benin
2.66 million tonnes
in 2024
Greenland
2.17 million tonnes
in 1988
Benin rank
125th
Greenland rank
127th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time

  • Benin
  • Greenland
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 2.66 million tonnes against 2.17 million tonnes in Greenland, a difference of 488,120 tonnes.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times Greenland's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Greenland has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 125th and Greenland ranks 127th of 179 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.