Armenia vs Benin: Per capita methane emissions
Armenia
0.5542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Benin
0.5234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Armenia rank
162nd
Benin rank
165th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Armenia
- Benin
How they compare
Armenia currently reports 0.5542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Benin, a difference of 0.0308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Armenia's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Benin ahead.
Armenia ranks 162nd and Benin ranks 165th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 2 and Benin in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | Benin | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1860s | 0.3706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1870s | 0.3705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1880s | 0.3728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1890s | 0.3742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1900s | 0.3747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1910s | 0.3648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1920s | 0.3404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1930s | 0.353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1940s | 0.4295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1950s | 0.5034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0965 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1960s | 0.5534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1970s | 0.6029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.6129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.4922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Armenia |
| 2020s | 0.5649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Armenia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Armenia or Benin?
- Armenia, at 0.5542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Armenia and Benin?
- 0.0308 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Armenia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Benin?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Armenia and Benin rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Armenia ranks 162nd and Benin ranks 165th of 199 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 methane 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.