Benin vs Micronesia (country): Methane emissions, per capita

Benin
0.5234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Micronesia (country)
0.5253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Benin rank
162nd
Micronesia (country) rank
161st

Methane emissions, per capita over time

  • Benin
  • Micronesia (country)
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How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 0.5253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Benin, a difference of 0.0019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 162nd and Micronesia (country) ranks 161st of 195 countries.

Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Micronesia (country) Difference Ahead
1960s 0.6189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Benin
1970s 0.6497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Benin
1980s 0.6381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Benin
1990s 0.6087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Benin
2000s 0.5464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Benin
2010s 0.5481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Benin
2020s 0.529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, Benin or Micronesia (country)?
Micronesia (country), at 0.5253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between Benin and Micronesia (country)?
0.0019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Micronesia (country)?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Benin and Micronesia (country) rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
Benin ranks 162nd and Micronesia (country) ranks 161st of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Methane emissions, per capita
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 12,675 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.