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