Benin vs Tunisia: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas

Benin
3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Tunisia
3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Benin rank
103rd
Tunisia rank
101st

Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time

  • Benin
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Benin, a difference of 127,050 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

Across all 175 years both countries report, Tunisia has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 103rd and Tunisia ranks 101st of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Tunisia Difference Ahead
1850s 40,003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 72,535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 32,532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tunisia
1860s 42,686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 77,704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 35,018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tunisia
1870s 53,335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 95,201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 41,866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tunisia
1880s 69,749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 121,621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 51,872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tunisia
1890s 79,610 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 137,565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 57,955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tunisia
1900s 90,718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 155,438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 64,721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tunisia
1910s 119,542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 200,376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 80,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tunisia
1920s 178,098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 290,431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 112,333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tunisia
1930s 193,891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 374,640 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 180,749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tunisia
1940s 447,053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 944,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 497,243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tunisia
1950s 663,762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 704,793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tunisia
1960s 673,089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 900,594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tunisia
1970s 933,310 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tunisia
1980s 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 977,198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tunisia
1990s 1.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 631,554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tunisia
2000s 2.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 734,178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tunisia
2010s 2.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 637,268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tunisia
2020s 3.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 174,124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Benin or Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Benin and Tunisia?
127,050 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Tunisia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Benin and Tunisia rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
Benin ranks 103rd and Tunisia ranks 101st 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.