Benin vs East Timor: Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita
Benin
0.4194 tonnes per person
in 2024
East Timor
0.477 tonnes per person
in 2024
Benin rank
183rd
East Timor rank
181st
Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Benin
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 0.477 tonnes per person against 0.4194 tonnes per person in Benin, a difference of 0.0576 tonnes per person.
That makes East Timor's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 183rd and East Timor ranks 181st of 213 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and East Timor in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1745 tonnes per person | 0.0412 tonnes per person | 0.1333 tonnes per person | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.3315 tonnes per person | 0.3075 tonnes per person | 0.024 tonnes per person | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.446 tonnes per person | 0.4836 tonnes per person | 0.0376 tonnes per person | East Timor |
| 2020s | 0.4278 tonnes per person | 0.4745 tonnes per person | 0.0467 tonnes per person | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita, Benin or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 0.477 tonnes per person against 0.4194 tonnes per person in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita between Benin and East Timor?
- 0.0576 tonnes per person, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and East Timor?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
- How do Benin and East Timor rank globally for territorial vs. consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita?
- Benin ranks 183rd and East Timor ranks 181st of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Territorial vs. consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.