Benin vs Malawi: Per capita methane emissions by sector

Benin

2.13 kilograms per person

in 2023

Malawi

0.9477 kilograms per person

in 2023

Benin rank

127th

Malawi rank

130th

Per capita methane emissions by sector over time

Benin currently reports 2.13 kilograms per person against 0.9477 kilograms per person in Malawi, a difference of 1.18 kilograms per person.

That makes Benin's figure about 2.2 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 127th and Malawi ranks 130th of 193 countries.

Indicator: Per capita methane emissions by sector
Unit: kilograms per person
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 6,562 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.