Benin vs Uganda: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Benin
115.79 million tonnes
in 2024
Uganda
120.94 million tonnes
in 2024
Benin rank
132nd
Uganda rank
131st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Benin
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 120.94 million tonnes against 115.79 million tonnes in Benin, a difference of 5.15 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 132nd and Uganda ranks 131st of 215 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 566,265 tonnes | 972,059 tonnes | 405,794 tonnes | Uganda |
| 1960s | 1.87 million tonnes | 4.77 million tonnes | 2.90 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 1970s | 4.44 million tonnes | 14.48 million tonnes | 10.04 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 1980s | 8.12 million tonnes | 21.77 million tonnes | 13.66 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 1990s | 14.24 million tonnes | 29.50 million tonnes | 15.25 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 2000s | 31.28 million tonnes | 42.54 million tonnes | 11.25 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 2010s | 70.35 million tonnes | 73.00 million tonnes | 2.65 million tonnes | Uganda |
| 2020s | 106.05 million tonnes | 109.76 million tonnes | 3.71 million tonnes | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Benin or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 120.94 million tonnes against 115.79 million tonnes in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Benin and Uganda?
- 5.15 million tonnes, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Uganda?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Uganda rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Benin ranks 132nd and Uganda ranks 131st of 215 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 oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.