Benin vs Egypt: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Benin
2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Egypt
2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Benin rank
144th
Egypt rank
143rd
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Benin
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Benin, a difference of 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Egypt ahead.
Benin ranks 144th and Egypt ranks 143rd of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 9 and Egypt in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1860s | -0.8667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1870s | -0.0816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1880s | 0.2053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1890s | 0.3361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1900s | 0.4746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1910s | 0.7024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 1920s | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1930s | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1940s | 2.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1950s | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1960s | 3.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1970s | 3.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1980s | 2.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1990s | 3.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 2000s | 3.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 2010s | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
| 2020s | 2.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Benin or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 2.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Benin and Egypt?
- 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Egypt?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Egypt rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Benin ranks 144th and Egypt ranks 143rd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.