Benin vs Brazil: Methane emissions, per square kilometre
Benin
67.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Brazil
69.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Benin rank
118th
Brazil rank
115th
Methane emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 69.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 67.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 118th and Brazil ranks 115th of 195 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 19.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 4.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Brazil |
| 1970s | 19.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 27.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 8.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Brazil |
| 1980s | 25.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 39.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 13.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Brazil |
| 1990s | 33.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 46.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 13.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Brazil |
| 2000s | 40.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 56.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 16.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Brazil |
| 2010s | 54.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 61.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 7.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Brazil |
| 2020s | 64.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 66.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 2.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per square kilometre, Benin or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 69.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 67.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per square kilometre between Benin and Brazil?
- 2.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Brazil?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Brazil rank globally for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 118th and Brazil ranks 115th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Methane emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.