Benin vs Sweden: Methane emissions

Benin
7.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sweden
7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Benin rank
116th
Sweden rank
115th

Methane emissions over time

  • Benin
  • Sweden
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M185019372024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Benin, a difference of 354,900 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

Across all 175 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 116th and Sweden ranks 115th of 199 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Sweden Difference Ahead
1850s 437,531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1860s 426,193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1870s 435,034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1880s 448,112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1890s 476,988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1900s 529,530 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1910s 656,095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1920s 798,952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1930s 981,984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1940s 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1950s 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1960s 1.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1970s 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1980s 2.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
1990s 3.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 11.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
2000s 4.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
2010s 6.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden
2020s 7.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.94 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 658,152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Benin or Sweden?
Sweden, at 7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 7.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between Benin and Sweden?
354,900 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sweden?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Benin and Sweden rank globally for methane emissions?
Benin ranks 116th and Sweden ranks 115th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Methane emissions
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

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.