Benin vs India: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Benin
0.2222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
India
0.2137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Benin rank
138th
India rank
141st
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Benin
- India
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.2222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in India, a difference of 0.0085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was India ahead.
Benin ranks 138th and India ranks 141st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 9 and India in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1860s | 0.0487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1870s | 0.0549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1880s | 0.0657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1890s | 0.0697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1900s | 0.0732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1910s | 0.0876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1920s | 0.1166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1930s | 0.1105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1940s | 0.2126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1950s | 0.2838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1960s | 0.2447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1970s | 0.2733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.2789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.2929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.2243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Benin or India?
- Benin, at 0.2222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Benin and India?
- 0.0085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and India?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Benin and India rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Benin ranks 138th and India ranks 141st 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.