Benin vs Madagascar: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Benin
0.2222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Madagascar
0.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Benin rank
138th
Madagascar rank
140th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Benin
- Madagascar
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.2222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Madagascar ahead.
Benin ranks 138th and Madagascar ranks 140th of 201 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1860s | 0.0487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1870s | 0.0549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1880s | 0.0657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1890s | 0.0697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1900s | 0.0732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1910s | 0.0876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1920s | 0.1166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1930s | 0.1105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1940s | 0.2126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1950s | 0.2838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 0.2447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 0.2733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 0.2789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0.2929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3756 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.2243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Benin or Madagascar?
- Benin, at 0.2222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Benin and Madagascar?
- 0.0022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Madagascar?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Madagascar rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Benin ranks 138th and Madagascar ranks 140th 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.