Benin vs Cuba: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas

Benin
3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cuba
2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Benin rank
103rd
Cuba rank
106th

Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time

  • Benin
  • Cuba
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cuba, a difference of 239,970 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cuba ahead.

Benin ranks 103rd and Cuba ranks 106th of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Cuba Difference Ahead
1850s 40,003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 221,108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 181,105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1860s 42,686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 240,124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 197,438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1870s 53,335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 274,042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 220,707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1880s 69,749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 318,743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 248,994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1890s 79,610 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 423,389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 343,780 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1900s 90,718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 664,494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 573,776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1910s 119,542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 894,531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 774,989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1920s 178,098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 922,274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 744,176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1930s 193,891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 996,497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 802,605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1940s 447,053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1950s 663,762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1960s 673,089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1970s 933,310 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1980s 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
1990s 1.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
2000s 2.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
2010s 2.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba
2020s 3.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 176,654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Benin or Cuba?
Benin, at 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cuba as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Benin and Cuba?
239,970 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cuba?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Benin and Cuba rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
Benin ranks 103rd and Cuba ranks 106th 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.