Benin vs Congo: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region

Benin
40.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Congo
41.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Benin rank
106th
Congo rank
104th

Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time

  • Benin
  • Congo
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 41.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 40.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Benin, a difference of 943,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Congo ahead.

Benin ranks 106th and Congo ranks 104th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Congo in 16.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Congo Difference Ahead
1850s -1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Congo
1860s -751,778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Congo
1870s -75,367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Congo
1880s 219,053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Congo
1890s 384,768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Congo
1900s 590,160 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents -3.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Benin
1910s 958,882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents -6.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Benin
1920s 1.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 15.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Congo
1930s 2.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 22.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Congo
1940s 5.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 40.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 34.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Congo
1950s 5.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 63.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 57.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Congo
1960s 9.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 23.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Congo
1970s 11.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Congo
1980s 12.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Congo
1990s 24.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 30.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Congo
2000s 26.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 37.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Congo
2010s 32.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 43.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Congo
2020s 39.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 42.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Benin or Congo?
Congo, at 41.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 40.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Benin and Congo?
943,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Congo?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Benin and Congo rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
Benin ranks 106th and Congo ranks 104th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
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
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.