Benin vs Paraguay: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Benin
10.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Paraguay
10.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Benin rank
126th
Paraguay rank
123rd
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Benin
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 10.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 10.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Benin, a difference of 544,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 126th and Paraguay ranks 123rd of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 11 and Paraguay in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 217,526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 107,754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 109,771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
| 1860s | 212,761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 113,342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 99,418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
| 1870s | 218,402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 118,736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 99,667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
| 1880s | 228,734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 125,610 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 103,124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
| 1890s | 254,719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 135,312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 119,407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
| 1900s | 299,842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 160,885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 138,957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
| 1910s | 392,405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 209,633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 182,772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
| 1920s | 472,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 274,292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 197,844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
| 1930s | 581,180 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 359,655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 221,526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
| 1940s | 731,684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 468,457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 263,227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
| 1950s | 961,661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 767,806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 193,856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Benin |
| 1960s | 1.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 119,114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 1970s | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 425,048 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 1980s | 2.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 992,185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 2.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 4.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 8.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 613,003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 10.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 558,090 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Benin or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 10.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 10.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Benin and Paraguay?
- 544,800 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Paraguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Paraguay rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Benin ranks 126th and Paraguay ranks 123rd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.