Benin vs Sudan: CO2 emissions from cement production

Benin
748.07 thousand metric tons
in 2009
Sudan
498.71 thousand metric tons
in 2009
Benin rank
14th
Sudan rank
15th

CO2 emissions from cement production over time

  • Benin
  • Sudan
0200400600800196019842009

How they compare

Benin currently reports 748.07 thousand metric tons against 498.71 thousand metric tons in Sudan, a difference of 249.36 thousand metric tons.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.5 times Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sudan ahead.

Benin ranks 14th and Sudan ranks 15th of 51 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 0 thousand metric tons 56.84 thousand metric tons 56.84 thousand metric tons Sudan
1970s 0 thousand metric tons 93.88 thousand metric tons 93.88 thousand metric tons Sudan
1980s 142.28 thousand metric tons 81.77 thousand metric tons 60.51 thousand metric tons Benin
1990s 174.55 thousand metric tons 123.58 thousand metric tons 50.97 thousand metric tons Benin
2000s 376.23 thousand metric tons 166.85 thousand metric tons 209.39 thousand metric tons Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co2 emissions from cement production, Benin or Sudan?
Benin, at 748.07 thousand metric tons against 498.71 thousand metric tons in Sudan as of 2009.
What is the difference in co2 emissions from cement production between Benin and Sudan?
249.36 thousand metric tons, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sudan?
50 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2009.
How do Benin and Sudan rank globally for co2 emissions from cement production?
Benin ranks 14th and Sudan ranks 15th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as CO2 emissions from cement production (thousand metric tons). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
CO2 emissions from cement production (thousand metric tons)
Unit
thousand metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
57 places, 2,733 data points, 1960–2009
Last refreshed

Carbon dioxide emissions from cement production refer mainly to emissions during cement production. Cement production is a multi-step process and CO2 is actually released from klinker production during the cement production process. The U.S. Department of Energy’s carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) calculates annual anthropogenic emissions from data on fossil fuel consumption (from the United Nations Statistics Division’s World Energy Data Set) and world cement manufacturing (from the U.S. Bureau of Mine’s Cement Manufacturing Data Set). Carbon dioxide emissions, often calculated and reported as elemental carbon, were converted to actual carbon dioxide mass by multiplying them by 3.664 (the ratio of the mass of carbon to that of carbon dioxide). Although estimates of global carbon dioxide emissions are probably accurate within 10 percent (as calculated from global average file chemistry and use), country estimates may have larger error bounds. Trends estimated from a consistent time series tend to be more accurate than individual values. Each year the CDIAC recalculates the entire time series since 1949, incorporating recent findings and corrections. Estimates exclude fuels supplied to ships and aircraft in international transport because of the difficulty of apportioning he fuels among benefitting countries. The ratio of carbon dioxide per unit of energy shows carbon intensity, which is the amount of carbon dioxide emitted as a result of using one unit of energy in the process of production.