Benin's co₂ emissions rose from 1.0 Mt in 1995 to 6.1 Mt in 2024.
Benin · Climate
Greenhouse gases, intensity and temperature contribution.
16 indicators · 16 with data
Benin's co₂ per capita rose from 0.2 t in 1995 to 0.4 t in 2024.
Benin's consumption-based co₂ emissions per capita rose from 0.2 t in 1994 to 0.6 t in 2023.
Benin's cumulative co₂ emissions rose from 15.8 Mt in 1995 to 128.4 Mt in 2024.
Benin's share of global co₂ emissions rose from 0.0 % in 1995 to 0.0 % in 2024.
Total greenhouse gas emissions
million tonnes CO₂-equivalent
106th of 209 · 25th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Benin's total greenhouse gas emissions rose from 32.1 Mt CO₂e in 1995 to 40.9 Mt CO₂e in 2024.
Greenhouse gas emissions per capita
tonnes CO₂-equivalent per person
60th of 209 · 28th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Benin's greenhouse gas emissions per capita fell from 5.2 t CO₂e in 1995 to 2.8 t CO₂e in 2024.
Benin's co₂ intensity rose from 0.1 in 1993 to 0.2 in 2022.
Benin's carbon intensity of electricity fell from 625 in 2000 to 584.2 in 2024.
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- Methane emissionsup +1.3 %116th of 209
- Nitrous oxide emissionsdown −0.3 %103rd of 209
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- CO₂ emissions from coaldown −18.0 %101st of 137
- CO₂ emissions from oilup +3.9 %116th of 205
- CO₂ emissions from gasup +8.3 %110th of 128
- CO₂ emissions from land-use changeup +2.3 %20th of 194
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- Contribution to global warming from greenhouse gasesunchanged +0.0108th of 205