Benin vs Sri Lanka: Per capita methane emissions
Benin
0.5234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.4803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Benin rank
165th
Sri Lanka rank
168th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Benin
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.5234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 165th and Sri Lanka ranks 168th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 10 and Sri Lanka in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.5392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1860s | 0.4865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1870s | 0.4493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1880s | 0.4223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1890s | 0.4176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1900s | 0.427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 0.4813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1920s | 0.524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1930s | 0.5573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1940s | 0.5966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1950s | 0.5999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.6189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.6497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.6381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.6087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0615 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.5464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.5481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0585 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 Sri Lanka?
- Benin, at 0.5234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Benin and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sri Lanka?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Sri Lanka rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Benin ranks 165th and Sri Lanka ranks 168th 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.