Benin vs Solomon Islands: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Benin
0.7163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Solomon Islands
0.665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Benin rank
172nd
Solomon Islands rank
175th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Benin
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.7163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.0513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Solomon Islands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 172nd and Solomon Islands ranks 175th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 13 and Solomon Islands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1860s | 0.2428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1870s | 0.2255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1880s | 0.2155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1890s | 0.223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1900s | 0.2417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1910s | 0.2878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1920s | 0.3098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1930s | 0.3298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1940s | 0.355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1950s | 0.4093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1960s | 0.3924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1970s | 0.4358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 1980s | 0.4501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 1990s | 0.4509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 2000s | 0.5925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 0.7561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 0.7364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Benin or Solomon Islands?
- Benin, at 0.7163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Solomon Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Benin and Solomon Islands?
- 0.0513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Solomon Islands?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Solomon Islands rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Benin ranks 172nd and Solomon Islands ranks 175th 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 greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. 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.