Benin vs Micronesia (country): Per capita methane emissions
Benin
0.5234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Micronesia (country)
0.5252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Benin rank
165th
Micronesia (country) rank
164th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Benin
- Micronesia (country)
How they compare
Micronesia (country) currently reports 0.5252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Benin, a difference of 0.0018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 165th and Micronesia (country) ranks 164th of 199 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Micronesia (country) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1860s | 0.4865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1870s | 0.4493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1880s | 0.4223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1890s | 0.4176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1900s | 0.427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1910s | 0.4813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1920s | 0.524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1930s | 0.5573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1940s | 0.5966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1950s | 0.5999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1960s | 0.6189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1970s | 0.6497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.6381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.6087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.5464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.5481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Benin or Micronesia (country)?
- Micronesia (country), at 0.5252 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 Benin and Micronesia (country)?
- 0.0018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Micronesia (country)?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Micronesia (country) rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Benin ranks 165th and Micronesia (country) ranks 164th 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.