Benin vs Congo: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions
Benin
0.1%
in 2024
Congo
0.1%
in 2024
Benin rank
106th
Congo rank
104th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Benin
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Benin, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Congo ahead.
Benin ranks 106th and Congo ranks 104th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Congo in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Congo |
| 1860s | -0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Congo |
| 1870s | -0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Congo |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Congo |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 1900s | 0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | Benin |
| 1910s | 0.0% | -0.1% | 0.1% | Benin |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Congo |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Congo |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Congo |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Congo |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Congo |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions, Benin or Congo?
- Congo, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global greenhouse gas emissions between Benin and Congo?
- 0.0%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Congo?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Congo rank globally for share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Benin ranks 106th and Congo ranks 104th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's greenhouse gas emissions.