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
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.
Greenland 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 Greenland?
- Benin, at 2.66 million tonnes against 2.17 million tonnes in Greenland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Benin and Greenland?
- 488,120 tonnes, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Greenland?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 1957.
- How do Benin and Greenland rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Benin ranks 125th and Greenland ranks 127th 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.