Benin vs Slovakia: Nitrous oxide emissions

Benin
3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Slovakia
3.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Benin rank
103rd
Slovakia rank
102nd

Nitrous oxide emissions over time

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  • Slovakia
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How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 3.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Benin, a difference of 57,610 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

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

Benin ranks 103rd and Slovakia ranks 102nd of 201 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Slovakia Difference Ahead
1850s 40,003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 162,746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 122,743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovakia
1860s 42,686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 175,937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 133,251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovakia
1870s 53,335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 205,702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 152,367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovakia
1880s 69,749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 247,460 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 177,711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovakia
1890s 79,610 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 245,361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 165,751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovakia
1900s 90,718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 242,053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 151,335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovakia
1910s 119,542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 323,644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 204,102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovakia
1920s 178,098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 589,662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 411,564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovakia
1930s 193,891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 656,045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 462,154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovakia
1940s 447,053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 969,684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 522,631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovakia
1950s 663,762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovakia
1960s 673,089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovakia
1970s 933,310 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovakia
1980s 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovakia
1990s 1.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovakia
2000s 2.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 708,283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovakia
2010s 2.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 681,744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovakia
2020s 3.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 193,364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Benin or Slovakia?
Slovakia, at 3.27 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 Slovakia?
57,610 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Slovakia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Benin and Slovakia rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
Benin ranks 103rd and Slovakia ranks 102nd 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

Indicator
Nitrous oxide 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
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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