Benin vs China: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop

Benin
0.0007 units per square kilometre
in 2019
China
0.0005 units per square kilometre
in 2019
Benin rank
25th
China rank
28th

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop over time

  • Benin
  • China
000.0010.001196119902019

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.0007 units per square kilometre against 0.0005 units per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0002 units per square kilometre.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.3 times China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.

Benin ranks 25th and China ranks 28th of 184 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and China in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin China Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0003 units per square kilometre 0.0003 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre China
1970s 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre China
1980s 0.0003 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre China
1990s 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre China
2000s 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre Benin
2010s 0.0007 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - burning - crop, Benin or China?
Benin, at 0.0007 units per square kilometre against 0.0005 units per square kilometre in China as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - burning - crop between Benin and China?
0.0002 units per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and China?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Benin and China rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - burning - crop?
Benin ranks 25th and China ranks 28th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
184 places, 9,614 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.