Benin vs Kenya: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita

Benin
8.88 tonnes per person
in 2024
Kenya
9.77 tonnes per person
in 2024
Benin rank
178th
Kenya rank
175th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita over time

  • Benin
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 9.77 tonnes per person against 8.88 tonnes per person in Benin, a difference of 0.89 tonnes per person.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 178th and Kenya ranks 175th of 204 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7355 tonnes per person 3.45 tonnes per person 2.71 tonnes per person Kenya
1970s 1.33 tonnes per person 5 tonnes per person 3.67 tonnes per person Kenya
1980s 1.95 tonnes per person 6.19 tonnes per person 4.24 tonnes per person Kenya
1990s 2.54 tonnes per person 6.61 tonnes per person 4.07 tonnes per person Kenya
2000s 3.98 tonnes per person 7.37 tonnes per person 3.39 tonnes per person Kenya
2010s 6.65 tonnes per person 8.08 tonnes per person 1.43 tonnes per person Kenya
2020s 8.44 tonnes per person 9.37 tonnes per person 0.9283 tonnes per person Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per capita, Benin or Kenya?
Kenya, at 9.77 tonnes per person against 8.88 tonnes per person in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per capita between Benin and Kenya?
0.89 tonnes per person, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Kenya?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Benin and Kenya rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per capita?
Benin ranks 178th and Kenya ranks 175th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 12,896 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.