Benin vs Niger: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Benin
1.60 billion tonnes
in 2024
Niger
1.87 billion tonnes
in 2024
Benin rank
75th
Niger rank
72nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Benin
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 1.87 billion tonnes against 1.60 billion tonnes in Benin, a difference of 276.38 million tonnes.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 75th and Niger ranks 72nd of 197 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -23.12 million tonnes | 3.68 million tonnes | 26.80 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1860s | -61.94 million tonnes | 12.63 million tonnes | 74.57 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1870s | -84.28 million tonnes | 26.80 million tonnes | 111.08 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1880s | -95.65 million tonnes | 45.44 million tonnes | 141.09 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1890s | -101.89 million tonnes | 65.35 million tonnes | 167.24 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1900s | -105.09 million tonnes | 104.03 million tonnes | 209.11 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1910s | -106.35 million tonnes | 164.78 million tonnes | 271.13 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1920s | -103.97 million tonnes | 244.25 million tonnes | 348.22 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1930s | -92.64 million tonnes | 362.15 million tonnes | 454.79 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1940s | -51.56 million tonnes | 515.88 million tonnes | 567.44 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1950s | 11.06 million tonnes | 773.58 million tonnes | 762.52 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1960s | 90.43 million tonnes | 1.04 billion tonnes | 944.71 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1970s | 237.96 million tonnes | 993.62 million tonnes | 755.66 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1980s | 375.60 million tonnes | 911.24 million tonnes | 535.64 million tonnes | Niger |
| 1990s | 564.48 million tonnes | 1.24 billion tonnes | 680.52 million tonnes | Niger |
| 2000s | 931.37 million tonnes | 1.44 billion tonnes | 508.46 million tonnes | Niger |
| 2010s | 1.23 billion tonnes | 1.72 billion tonnes | 485.44 million tonnes | Niger |
| 2020s | 1.51 billion tonnes | 1.86 billion tonnes | 350.08 million tonnes | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Benin or Niger?
- Niger, at 1.87 billion tonnes against 1.60 billion tonnes in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Benin and Niger?
- 276.38 million tonnes, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Niger?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Niger rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Benin ranks 75th and Niger ranks 72nd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.