Benin vs Mali: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Benin
1.74 billion tonnes
in 2024
Mali
1.73 billion tonnes
in 2024
Benin rank
106th
Mali rank
107th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Benin
- Mali
How they compare
Benin currently reports 1.74 billion tonnes against 1.73 billion tonnes in Mali, a difference of 14.46 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 106th and Mali ranks 107th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 6 and Mali in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 55.71 million tonnes | 7.27 million tonnes | 48.44 million tonnes | Benin |
| 1960s | 109.96 million tonnes | 30.75 million tonnes | 79.20 million tonnes | Benin |
| 1970s | 260.07 million tonnes | 80.98 million tonnes | 179.08 million tonnes | Benin |
| 1980s | 401.91 million tonnes | 140.96 million tonnes | 260.95 million tonnes | Benin |
| 1990s | 597.67 million tonnes | 421.53 million tonnes | 176.13 million tonnes | Benin |
| 2000s | 982.50 million tonnes | 959.73 million tonnes | 22.76 million tonnes | Benin |
| 2010s | 1.33 billion tonnes | 1.35 billion tonnes | 20.65 million tonnes | Mali |
| 2020s | 1.65 billion tonnes | 1.65 billion tonnes | 8.51 million tonnes | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Benin or Mali?
- Benin, at 1.74 billion tonnes against 1.73 billion tonnes in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Benin and Mali?
- 14.46 million tonnes, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mali?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Mali rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Benin ranks 106th and Mali ranks 107th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.