Benin vs Namibia: Nitrous oxide emissions
Benin
3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Namibia
3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Benin rank
103rd
Namibia rank
100th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Benin
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Benin, a difference of 130,220 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Namibia ahead.
Benin ranks 103rd and Namibia ranks 100th of 201 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 40,003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 181,925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 141,922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1860s | 42,686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 193,722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 151,035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1870s | 53,335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 244,566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 191,230 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1880s | 69,749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 323,668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 253,918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1890s | 79,610 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 367,645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 288,035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1900s | 90,718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 412,085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 321,368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1910s | 119,542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 552,050 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 432,508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1920s | 178,098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 856,196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 678,098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1930s | 193,891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 922,663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 728,772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1940s | 447,053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1950s | 663,762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1960s | 673,089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1970s | 933,310 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1980s | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1990s | 1.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 2000s | 2.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 2010s | 2.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 2020s | 3.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 258,166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Benin or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Benin and Namibia?
- 130,220 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Namibia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Namibia rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Benin ranks 103rd and Namibia ranks 100th 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.