Benin vs Singapore: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Benin
0.2222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Singapore
0.2293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Benin rank
138th
Singapore rank
135th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Benin
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.2293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Benin, a difference of 0.0071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Singapore ahead.
Benin ranks 138th and Singapore ranks 135th of 201 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0492 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1860s | 0.0487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1870s | 0.0549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1880s | 0.0657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1890s | 0.0697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1900s | 0.0732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1910s | 0.0876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1920s | 0.1166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1930s | 0.1105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1940s | 0.2126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1950s | 0.2838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1960s | 0.2447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1970s | 0.2733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0.2789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.2929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.2243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Benin or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.2293 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 Singapore?
- 0.0071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Singapore?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Singapore rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Benin ranks 138th and Singapore ranks 135th 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.