Benin vs South Africa: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Emissions on

Benin
0.0003 units per person
in 2019
South Africa
0.0003 units per person
in 2019
Benin rank
126th
South Africa rank
124th

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

  • Benin
  • South Africa
000000.001199020042019

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0003 units per person against 0.0003 units per person in Benin, a difference of 0 units per person.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.

Benin ranks 126th and South Africa ranks 124th of 208 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0004 units per person 0.0004 units per person 0 units per person South Africa
2000s 0.0003 units per person 0.0004 units per person 0 units per person South Africa
2010s 0.0003 units per person 0.0003 units per person 0 units per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - emissions on, Benin or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0003 units per person against 0.0003 units per person in Benin as of 2019.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - emissions on between Benin and South Africa?
0 units per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and South Africa?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2019.
How do Benin and South Africa rank globally for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - emissions on?
Benin ranks 126th and South Africa ranks 124th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Emissions on agricultural land, per capita. 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) - Emissions on agricultural land, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
209 places, 6,088 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Emissions on agricultural land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.