Benin vs Laos: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources
Benin
0.0002 °C
in 2024
Laos
0.0002 °C
in 2024
Benin rank
138th
Laos rank
136th
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources over time
- Benin
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.0002 °C against 0.0002 °C in Benin, a difference of 0 °C.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was Laos ahead.
Benin ranks 138th and Laos ranks 136th of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 7 and Laos in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Laos |
| 1860s | -0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Laos |
| 1870s | -0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Laos |
| 1880s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Laos |
| 1890s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Laos |
| 1900s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Laos |
| 1910s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Laos |
| 1920s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Laos |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Laos |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Laos |
| 1950s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Laos |
| 1960s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Benin |
| 1970s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Benin |
| 1980s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0 °C | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0 °C | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources, Benin or Laos?
- Laos, at 0.0002 °C against 0.0002 °C in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources between Benin and Laos?
- 0 °C, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Laos?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Laos rank globally for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources?
- Benin ranks 138th and Laos ranks 136th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise from fossil sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in °C.