Benin vs Namibia: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Benin
0.1%
in 2024
Namibia
0.1%
in 2024
Benin rank
103rd
Namibia rank
100th
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Benin
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Benin, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Namibia ahead.
Benin ranks 103rd and Namibia ranks 100th of 201 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Namibia |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Namibia |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Namibia |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Namibia |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Namibia |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Namibia |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Namibia |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Namibia |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Namibia |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Namibia |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Namibia |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Namibia |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Namibia |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Namibia |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Benin or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Benin and Namibia?
- 0.0%, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Namibia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Namibia rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Benin ranks 103rd and Namibia ranks 100th of 201 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 nitrous oxide 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 nitrous oxide emissions.