Benin vs Ghana: Waste — Emissions per capita

Benin
0.1 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Ghana
0.1 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Benin rank
161st
Ghana rank
161st

Waste — Emissions per capita over time

  • Benin
  • Ghana
00.020.040.060.080.1199020062023

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.1 t CO2eq/cap against 0.1 t CO2eq/cap in Ghana, a difference of 0 t CO2eq/cap.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.

Benin ranks 161st and Ghana ranks 161st of 208 countries.

Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Ghana Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1 t CO2eq/cap 0.093 t CO2eq/cap 0.007 t CO2eq/cap Benin
2000s 0.1 t CO2eq/cap 0.082 t CO2eq/cap 0.018 t CO2eq/cap Benin
2010s 0.1 t CO2eq/cap 0.087 t CO2eq/cap 0.013 t CO2eq/cap Benin
2020s 0.1 t CO2eq/cap 0.095 t CO2eq/cap 0.005 t CO2eq/cap Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions per capita, Benin or Ghana?
Benin, at 0.1 t CO2eq/cap against 0.1 t CO2eq/cap in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions per capita between Benin and Ghana?
0 t CO2eq/cap, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ghana?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Benin and Ghana rank globally for waste — emissions per capita?
Benin ranks 161st and Ghana ranks 161st of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.