Benin vs Sri Lanka: Greenhouse gas emissions
Benin
40.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sri Lanka
42.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Benin rank
106th
Sri Lanka rank
103rd
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Benin
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 42.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 40.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Benin, a difference of 1.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
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 | -1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1860s | -751,778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1870s | -75,367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1880s | 219,053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1890s | 384,768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1900s | 590,160 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 958,882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 1.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 2.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 5.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 5.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 9.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 11.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 12.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 24.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 26.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 32.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 39.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Benin or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 42.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 40.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Benin and Sri Lanka?
- 1.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, 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 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 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
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.