Benin vs Niger
Benin vs Niger: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 0.49 tonnes in Benin and 0.12 tonnes in Niger, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Benin, by 0.37 tonnes, or 4.1 times that in Niger.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Benin has been higher since 1994, when it overtook Niger.
- In 2024, Benin ranked 163 and Niger ranked 189 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Benin | Niger | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.49 | 0.12 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 0.49 | 0.12 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 0.51 | 0.13 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 0.5 | 0.12 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 0.67 | 0.1 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 0.64 | 0.1 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 0.67 | 0.09 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 0.6 | 0.09 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 0.61 | 0.1 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 0.51 | 0.11 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 0.5 | 0.11 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 0.46 | 0.11 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 0.45 | 0.12 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 0.49 | 0.09 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 0.52 | 0.09 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 0.49 | 0.07 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 0.47 | 0.06 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 0.49 | 0.06 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 0.44 | 0.06 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 0.33 | 0.06 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 0.31 | 0.06 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 0.3 | 0.06 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 0.28 | 0.06 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 0.25 | 0.06 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 0.21 | 0.06 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 0.21 | 0.06 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 0.19 | 0.06 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 0.21 | 0.06 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 0.17 | 0.06 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 0.08 | 0.1 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 0.09 | 0.1 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 0.12 | 0.11 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 0.12 | 0.1 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 0.12 | 0.1 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 0.11 | 0.1 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.1 | 0.06 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.16 | 0.05 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.15 | 0.05 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.15 | 0.05 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.14 | 0.05 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.12 | 0.04 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.15 | 0.05 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Benin vs Niger
Health
- Life expectancyBenin: 60.8 years in 2023Niger: 61.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBenin: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Niger: 11.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBenin: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Niger: 64.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBenin: 3.63% in 2017Niger: 3.46% in 2017
- Suicide rateBenin: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Niger: 7.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBenin: 14.1 million people in 2023Niger: 26.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthBenin: 2.51% a year in 2023Niger: 3.31% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBenin: 4.56 births per woman in 2023Niger: 6.06 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBenin: 53.4% in 2025Niger: 18.4% in 2025
- Median ageBenin: 17.8 years in 2023Niger: 15.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBenin: 3.1% in 2023Niger: 2.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBenin: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Niger: 0 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBenin: 0.89% of GDP in 2025Niger: 2.14% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBenin: $204M in 2025Niger: $450M in 2025
- Military spending per personBenin: $15 in 2025Niger: $18 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBenin: 4.8% of government spending in 2025Niger: 15.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBenin: 12,000 people in 2020Niger: 10,000 people in 2020
- National powerBenin: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Niger: 0.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBenin: 0.21% of the labour force in 2020Niger: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBenin: 4 million TIV in 2025Niger: 4 million TIV in 2025