Benin vs Liberia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita

Benin
8.88 tonnes per person
in 2024
Liberia
9.36 tonnes per person
in 2024
Benin rank
178th
Liberia rank
176th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per capita over time

  • Benin
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 9.36 tonnes per person against 8.88 tonnes per person in Benin, a difference of 0.48 tonnes per person.

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

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

Benin ranks 178th and Liberia ranks 176th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Liberia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7355 tonnes per person 2.16 tonnes per person 1.43 tonnes per person Liberia
1970s 1.33 tonnes per person 8.61 tonnes per person 7.27 tonnes per person Liberia
1980s 1.95 tonnes per person 12.65 tonnes per person 10.7 tonnes per person Liberia
1990s 2.54 tonnes per person 14.84 tonnes per person 12.3 tonnes per person Liberia
2000s 3.98 tonnes per person 11.47 tonnes per person 7.49 tonnes per person Liberia
2010s 6.65 tonnes per person 9.82 tonnes per person 3.17 tonnes per person Liberia
2020s 8.44 tonnes per person 9.45 tonnes per person 1.01 tonnes per person Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita, Benin or Liberia?
Liberia, at 9.36 tonnes per person against 8.88 tonnes per person in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita between Benin and Liberia?
0.48 tonnes per person, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Liberia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Benin and Liberia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per capita?
Benin ranks 178th and Liberia ranks 176th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, 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, 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.