Benin vs Sri Lanka: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions
Benin
0.1%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.1%
in 2024
Benin rank
106th
Sri Lanka rank
103rd
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Benin
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Benin, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Benin ranks 106th and Sri Lanka ranks 103rd of 199 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 1860s | -0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 1870s | -0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global greenhouse gas emissions, Benin or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka?
- 0.0%, with Sri Lanka 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 share of global greenhouse gas emissions?
- Benin ranks 106th and Sri Lanka ranks 103rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – 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.