Benin vs Congo: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land

Benin
-22.24 Mt CO2e
in 2023
Congo
-21.19 Mt CO2e
in 2023
Benin rank
140th
Congo rank
137th

Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land over time

  • Benin
  • Congo
-35-30-25-20200020112023

How they compare

Congo currently reports -21.19 Mt CO2e against -22.24 Mt CO2e in Benin, a difference of 1.05 Mt CO2e.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Congo ahead.

Benin ranks 140th and Congo ranks 137th of 183 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Congo in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Congo Difference Ahead
2000s -28.19 Mt CO2e -19.98 Mt CO2e 8.21 Mt CO2e Congo
2010s -23.01 Mt CO2e -27.77 Mt CO2e 4.76 Mt CO2e Benin
2020s -22.24 Mt CO2e -20.53 Mt CO2e 1.72 Mt CO2e Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land, Benin or Congo?
Congo, at -21.19 Mt CO2e against -22.24 Mt CO2e in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land between Benin and Congo?
1.05 Mt CO2e, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Congo?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Benin and Congo rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land?
Benin ranks 140th and Congo ranks 137th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 5,518 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the category "Forest land".