Bangladesh vs Benin: Per capita methane emissions

Bangladesh
0.5506
in 2024
Benin
0.5234
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
163rd
Benin rank
165th

Per capita methane emissions over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Benin
0.40.60.811.2185019372024

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.5506 against 0.5234 in Benin, a difference of 0.0272.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 163rd and Benin ranks 165th of 199 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 14 and Benin in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Benin Difference Ahead
1850s 0.9613 0.5392 0.4221 Bangladesh
1860s 1.04 0.4865 0.5495 Bangladesh
1870s 1.07 0.4493 0.6185 Bangladesh
1880s 1.09 0.4223 0.6673 Bangladesh
1890s 1.13 0.4176 0.7154 Bangladesh
1900s 1.16 0.427 0.737 Bangladesh
1910s 1.19 0.4813 0.7071 Bangladesh
1920s 1.2 0.524 0.6802 Bangladesh
1930s 1.14 0.5573 0.5854 Bangladesh
1940s 1.07 0.5966 0.4755 Bangladesh
1950s 0.9824 0.5999 0.3826 Bangladesh
1960s 0.894 0.6189 0.2751 Bangladesh
1970s 0.7647 0.6497 0.115 Bangladesh
1980s 0.6149 0.6381 0.0232 Benin
1990s 0.5598 0.6087 0.049 Benin
2000s 0.5393 0.5464 0.0071 Benin
2010s 0.5473 0.5481 0.0008 Benin
2020s 0.5495 0.529 0.0205 Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Bangladesh or Benin?
Bangladesh, at 0.5506 against 0.5234 in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Bangladesh and Benin?
0.0272, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Benin?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Benin rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
Bangladesh ranks 163rd and Benin ranks 165th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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

Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed