Benin vs Estonia: Carbon intensity of GDP

Benin
0.3679 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Estonia
0.3865 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
in 2024
Benin rank
73rd
Estonia rank
70th

Carbon intensity of GDP over time

  • Benin
  • Estonia
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How they compare

Estonia currently reports 0.3865 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.3679 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Benin, a difference of 0.0186 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Estonia ahead.

Benin ranks 73rd and Estonia ranks 70th of 199 countries.

Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Estonia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1476 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2.1 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.95 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Estonia
2000s 0.3951 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 1.06 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.6641 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Estonia
2010s 0.5427 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.9326 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.3899 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Estonia
2020s 0.4388 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.448 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 0.0091 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity of gdp, Benin or Estonia?
Estonia, at 0.3865 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP against 0.3679 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity of gdp between Benin and Estonia?
0.0186 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Estonia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Benin and Estonia rank globally for carbon intensity of gdp?
Benin ranks 73rd and Estonia ranks 70th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP)
Unit
kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
246 places, 12,443 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF divided by the GDP in constant 2021 US$.