Benin vs Niger: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Benin
0.2%
in 2024
Niger
0.2%
in 2024
Benin rank
75th
Niger rank
72nd
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Benin
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Benin, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Niger has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 75th and Niger ranks 72nd of 197 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Niger |
| 1860s | -0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Niger |
| 1870s | -0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Niger |
| 1880s | -0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Niger |
| 1890s | -0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Niger |
| 1900s | -0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Niger |
| 1910s | -0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Niger |
| 1920s | -0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Niger |
| 1930s | -0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Niger |
| 1940s | -0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Niger |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Niger |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Niger |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Niger |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, Benin or Niger?
- Niger, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between Benin and Niger?
- 0.0%, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Niger?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Niger rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Benin ranks 75th and Niger ranks 72nd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from land-use change.