Benin vs Myanmar: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Benin
0.2222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Myanmar
0.221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Benin rank
138th
Myanmar rank
139th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Benin
- Myanmar
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.2222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Myanmar, a difference of 0.0012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Myanmar ahead.
Benin ranks 138th and Myanmar ranks 139th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Myanmar in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1860s | 0.0487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1870s | 0.0549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5575 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1880s | 0.0657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1890s | 0.0697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1900s | 0.0732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1910s | 0.0876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1920s | 0.1166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1930s | 0.1105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1940s | 0.2126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 1950s | 0.2838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1960s | 0.2447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1970s | 0.2733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.031 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.2789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2685 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.2929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 0.218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 0.2243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Benin or Myanmar?
- Benin, at 0.2222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Benin and Myanmar?
- 0.0012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Myanmar?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Myanmar rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Benin ranks 138th and Myanmar ranks 139th 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.