Benin vs Rwanda
Benin vs Rwanda: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 0.49 tonnes in Benin and 0.16 tonnes in Rwanda, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Benin, by 0.33 tonnes, or 3.01 times that in Rwanda.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Benin has been higher since 1996, when it overtook Rwanda.
- In 2024, Benin ranked 163 and Rwanda ranked 183 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 | Rwanda | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.49 | 0.16 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 0.49 | 0.16 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 0.51 | 0.16 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 0.5 | 0.13 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 0.67 | 0.11 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 0.64 | 0.12 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 0.67 | 0.12 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 0.6 | 0.11 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 0.61 | 0.1 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 0.51 | 0.1 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 0.5 | 0.08 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 0.46 | 0.09 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 0.45 | 0.08 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 0.49 | 0.07 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 0.52 | 0.07 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 0.49 | 0.07 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 0.47 | 0.07 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 0.49 | 0.07 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 0.44 | 0.08 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 0.33 | 0.08 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 0.31 | 0.08 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 0.3 | 0.08 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 0.28 | 0.1 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 0.25 | 0.08 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 0.21 | 0.08 | 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 | 0.07 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 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 | 0.08 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 0.1 | 0.07 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 0.14 | 0.07 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 0.12 | 0.07 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 0.14 | 0.07 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 0.13 | 0.03 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 0.12 | 0.03 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 0.12 | 0.03 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 0.1 | 0.03 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 0.16 | 0.03 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 0.15 | 0.02 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 0.15 | 0.03 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 0.14 | 0.03 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 0.12 | 0.02 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 0.15 | 0.02 | 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 Rwanda
Health
- Life expectancyBenin: 60.8 years in 2023Rwanda: 67.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBenin: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Rwanda: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBenin: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Rwanda: 27.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBenin: 3.63% in 2017Rwanda: 3.87% in 2017
- Suicide rateBenin: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Rwanda: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBenin: 14.1 million people in 2023Rwanda: 14 million people in 2023
- Population growthBenin: 2.51% a year in 2023Rwanda: 2.18% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBenin: 4.56 births per woman in 2023Rwanda: 3.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBenin: 53.4% in 2025Rwanda: 30.9% in 2025
- Median ageBenin: 17.8 years in 2023Rwanda: 19.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBenin: 3.1% in 2023Rwanda: 3.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateBenin: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Rwanda: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBenin: 0.89% of GDP in 2025Rwanda: 1.29% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBenin: $204M in 2025Rwanda: $194M in 2025
- Military spending per personBenin: $15 in 2025Rwanda: $13 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBenin: 4.8% of government spending in 2025Rwanda: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBenin: 12,000 people in 2020Rwanda: 35,000 people in 2020
- National powerBenin: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Rwanda: 0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBenin: 0.21% of the labour force in 2020Rwanda: 0.7% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBenin: 4 million TIV in 2025Rwanda: 37 million TIV in 2023