Benin vs Cuba: Nitrous oxide emissions
Benin
3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Cuba
2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Benin rank
103rd
Cuba rank
106th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Benin
- Cuba
How they compare
Benin currently reports 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cuba, a difference of 239,970 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Cuba ahead.
Benin ranks 103rd and Cuba ranks 106th of 201 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 40,003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 221,108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 181,105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1860s | 42,686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 240,124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 197,438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1870s | 53,335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 274,042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 220,707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1880s | 69,749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 318,743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 248,994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1890s | 79,610 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 423,389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 343,780 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1900s | 90,718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 664,494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 573,776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1910s | 119,542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 894,531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 774,989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1920s | 178,098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 922,274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 744,176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1930s | 193,891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 996,497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 802,605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1940s | 447,053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1950s | 663,762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1960s | 673,089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1970s | 933,310 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1980s | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 1990s | 1.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 2000s | 2.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 2010s | 2.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
| 2020s | 3.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 176,654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Benin or Cuba?
- Benin, at 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Benin and Cuba?
- 239,970 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cuba?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Cuba rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Benin ranks 103rd and Cuba ranks 106th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.