Benin vs Gabon: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre
Benin
1,085 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Gabon
1,171 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
159th
Gabon rank
158th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 1,171 tonnes per square kilometre against 1,085 tonnes per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 86 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 159th and Gabon ranks 158th of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Gabon in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.62 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.61 tonnes per square kilometre | 11.02 tonnes per square kilometre | Benin |
| 1970s | 40.84 tonnes per square kilometre | 111.33 tonnes per square kilometre | 70.49 tonnes per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 1980s | 78.24 tonnes per square kilometre | 345.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 266.81 tonnes per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 1990s | 139.17 tonnes per square kilometre | 542.13 tonnes per square kilometre | 402.96 tonnes per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 2000s | 298.26 tonnes per square kilometre | 772.24 tonnes per square kilometre | 473.98 tonnes per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 2010s | 668.03 tonnes per square kilometre | 987.42 tonnes per square kilometre | 319.39 tonnes per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 2020s | 1,005 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,139 tonnes per square kilometre | 133.3 tonnes per square kilometre | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre, Benin or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 1,171 tonnes per square kilometre against 1,085 tonnes per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre between Benin and Gabon?
- 86 tonnes per square kilometre, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Gabon?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Gabon rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 159th and Gabon ranks 158th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.