Benin vs Rwanda: Per capita methane emissions by sector

Benin

2.13 kilograms per person

in 2023

Rwanda

3.58 kilograms per person

in 2023

Benin rank

127th

Rwanda rank

125th

Per capita methane emissions by sector over time

Rwanda currently reports 3.58 kilograms per person against 2.13 kilograms per person in Benin, a difference of 1.46 kilograms per person.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.7 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 127th and Rwanda ranks 125th 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.