Azerbaijan vs Benin: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas

Azerbaijan
2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Benin
3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
105th
Benin rank
103rd

Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • Benin
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Azerbaijan, a difference of 237,170 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 105th and Benin ranks 103rd of 201 countries.

Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Benin Difference Ahead
1850s 274,086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 40,003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 234,083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
1860s 293,201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 42,686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 250,515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
1870s 361,808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 53,335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 308,472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
1880s 466,231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 69,749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 396,482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
1890s 519,415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 79,610 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 439,805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
1900s 550,504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 90,718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 459,786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
1910s 654,428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 119,542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 534,886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
1920s 823,277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 178,098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 645,179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
1930s 830,505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 193,891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 636,614 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
1940s 987,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 447,053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 540,781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
1950s 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 663,762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 803,381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
1960s 1.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 673,089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
1970s 2.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 933,310 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
1980s 2.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
1990s 2.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 338,818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
2000s 2.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 404,499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
2010s 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 847,989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan
2020s 3.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 97,062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Azerbaijan or Benin?
Benin, at 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Azerbaijan and Benin?
237,170 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Benin?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Azerbaijan and Benin rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
Azerbaijan ranks 105th and Benin ranks 103rd of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.