Benin vs Sierra Leone: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP
Benin
0.006 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.0061 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Benin rank
149th
Sierra Leone rank
148th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP over time
- Benin
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.0061 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.006 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Benin, a difference of 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Benin ranks 149th and Sierra Leone ranks 148th of 202 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0073 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0116 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0043 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.0077 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0156 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0079 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.0068 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0182 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0114 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.0071 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0264 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0192 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.0054 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0116 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0062 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.0062 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0051 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.0064 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0058 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0006 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp, Benin or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.0061 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.006 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp between Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0001 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Sierra Leone rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per unit of gdp?
- Benin ranks 149th and Sierra Leone ranks 148th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per unit of GDP. 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 divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.