Benin vs Cameroon: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Benin
0.2222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Cameroon
0.224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Benin rank
138th
Cameroon rank
137th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Benin
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Benin, a difference of 0.0018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 138th and Cameroon ranks 137th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Cameroon in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1860s | 0.0487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1870s | 0.0549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1880s | 0.0657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1890s | 0.0697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1900s | 0.0732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1910s | 0.0876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1920s | 0.1166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1930s | 0.1105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1940s | 0.2126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1950s | 0.2838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 0.2447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 0.2733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 0.2789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 0.2929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.2243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Benin or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 0.224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Benin and Cameroon?
- 0.0018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cameroon?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Cameroon rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Benin ranks 138th and Cameroon ranks 137th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.