Benin vs Jordan: Methane emissions, per square kilometre
Benin
67.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Jordan
66.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Benin rank
118th
Jordan rank
119th
Methane emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Jordan
How they compare
Benin currently reports 67.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 66.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Jordan, a difference of 0.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 118th and Jordan ranks 119th of 195 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 6.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 8.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Benin |
| 1970s | 19.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 9.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Benin |
| 1980s | 25.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 13.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 11.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Benin |
| 1990s | 33.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 23.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 9.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2000s | 40.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 32.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 7.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2010s | 54.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 51.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2020s | 64.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 64.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 0.5475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per square kilometre, Benin or Jordan?
- Benin, at 67.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 66.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Jordan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per square kilometre between Benin and Jordan?
- 0.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Jordan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Jordan rank globally for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 118th and Jordan ranks 119th 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.