Benin vs Guinea: Emissions of air pollutants

Benin
60,140 tonnes
in 2022
Guinea
56,242 tonnes
in 2022
Benin rank
120th
Guinea rank
122nd

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Benin
  • Guinea
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 60,140 tonnes against 56,242 tonnes in Guinea, a difference of 3,898 tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Guinea ahead.

Benin ranks 120th and Guinea ranks 122nd of 220 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Emissions of air pollutants
Unit
tonnes
Source
Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed

Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.