Benin Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
17.767.053
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+2,38%
increase
Global Share
0,03%
Per Capita
1,32
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Benin were 17.767.053 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 2,38% over the previous year, representing an increase by 413.113 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 17.353.940 tons.
- Per capita: 1,32 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6,566.3 t).
- Benin accounts for 0,03% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.767.053 | 7.048.076 | 7.640.593 | 2.127.465 | 950.919 | 1,32 | 2,38% | 0,033% |
| 2023 | 17.353.940 | 6.892.220 | 7.495.259 | 2.077.312 | 889.149 | 1,32 | 1,76% | 0,033% |
| 2022 | 17.053.139 | 7.059.440 | 7.215.797 | 1.950.762 | 827.139 | 1,33 | 5,36% | 0,033% |
| 2021 | 16.185.292 | 6.746.725 | 6.824.496 | 1.848.464 | 765.608 | 1,3 | −8,37% | 0,032% |
| 2020 | 17.664.303 | 8.705.917 | 6.488.524 | 1.767.440 | 702.421 | 1,46 | 3,07% | 0,036% |
| 2019 | 17.138.117 | 8.143.524 | 6.555.225 | 1.798.258 | 641.111 | 1,45 | 1,23% | 0,034% |
| 2018 | 16.930.608 | 8.251.009 | 6.345.486 | 1.753.100 | 581.013 | 1,47 | 9,09% | 0,033% |
| 2017 | 15.519.992 | 7.244.468 | 6.068.257 | 1.694.403 | 512.863 | 1,39 | 2,27% | 0,031% |
| 2016 | 15.174.971 | 7.147.262 | 5.909.041 | 1.661.491 | 457.178 | 1,4 | 12,41% | 0,031% |
| 2015 | 13.499.584 | 5.810.380 | 5.713.431 | 1.575.051 | 400.722 | 1,28 | 4,31% | 0,028% |
| 2014 | 12.941.472 | 5.459.813 | 5.588.428 | 1.530.610 | 362.622 | 1,26 | 5,1% | 0,027% |
| 2013 | 12.313.744 | 4.970.695 | 5.511.751 | 1.498.621 | 332.677 | 1,23 | 6,23% | 0,026% |
| 2012 | 11.591.279 | 4.724.917 | 5.114.095 | 1.428.586 | 323.681 | 1,19 | −0,45% | 0,024% |
| 2011 | 11.643.953 | 4.961.087 | 4.969.788 | 1.395.649 | 317.428 | 1,23 | 0,82% | 0,025% |
| 2010 | 11.548.751 | 5.081.517 | 4.803.276 | 1.348.705 | 315.253 | 1,26 | 8,05% | 0,025% |
| 2009 | 10.688.803 | 4.684.495 | 4.365.661 | 1.321.529 | 317.118 | 1,19 | 5,17% | 0,025% |
| 2008 | 10.163.393 | 4.366.213 | 4.222.838 | 1.267.567 | 306.774 | 1,17 | 1,11% | 0,023% |
| 2007 | 10.051.854 | 4.398.620 | 4.094.625 | 1.263.612 | 294.997 | 1,19 | 7,62% | 0,023% |
| 2006 | 9.340.561 | 3.859.093 | 3.972.815 | 1.219.839 | 288.814 | 1,14 | 15,57% | 0,022% |
| 2005 | 8.082.133 | 2.801.497 | 3.795.731 | 1.211.178 | 273.726 | 1,01 | 5,83% | 0,020% |
| 2004 | 7.636.768 | 2.558.387 | 3.719.307 | 1.129.897 | 229.176 | 0,99 | 4,34% | 0,019% |
| 2003 | 7.319.236 | 2.400.008 | 3.612.954 | 1.114.097 | 192.176 | 0,97 | 5,23% | 0,019% |
| 2002 | 6.955.437 | 2.142.865 | 3.546.016 | 1.110.984 | 155.573 | 0,95 | 6,92% | 0,019% |
| 2001 | 6.505.453 | 1.857.271 | 3.457.174 | 1.067.454 | 123.553 | 0,92 | 8,89% | 0,018% |
| 2000 | 5.974.483 | 1.546.054 | 3.330.403 | 1.007.838 | 90.189 | 0,87 | 3,82% | 0,017% |
| 1999 | 5.754.663 | 1.441.453 | 3.284.462 | 979.061 | 49.687 | 0,86 | 6,41% | 0,016% |
| 1998 | 5.408.251 | 1.315.507 | 3.098.957 | 959.716 | 34.072 | 0,84 | 0,32% | 0,016% |
| 1997 | 5.391.102 | 1.364.831 | 3.067.578 | 933.658 | 25.036 | 0,86 | 5,47% | 0,016% |
| 1996 | 5.111.506 | 1.076.053 | 3.033.885 | 983.427 | 18.141 | 0,84 | 22,6% | 0,015% |
| 1995 | 4.169.168 | 398.562 | 2.897.209 | 861.832 | 11.564 | 0,71 | −5,01% | 0,012% |
| 1994 | 4.388.842 | 392.097 | 3.058.766 | 931.245 | 6.734 | 0,77 | 8,21% | 0,013% |
| 1993 | 4.055.963 | 385.415 | 2.852.804 | 814.881 | 2.862 | 0,73 | 0,52% | 0,013% |
| 1992 | 4.035.154 | 380.761 | 2.812.900 | 839.721 | 1.773 | 0,76 | 2,67% | 0,012% |
| 1991 | 3.930.369 | 350.461 | 2.741.814 | 836.973 | 1.121 | 0,76 | 2,38% | 0,012% |
| 1990 | 3.838.907 | 398.573 | 2.657.209 | 782.953 | 172 | 0,77 | 4,88% | 0,012% |
| 1989 | 3.660.117 | 402.237 | 2.516.868 | 741.012 | 0 | 0,76 | −0,09% | 0,011% |
| 1988 | 3.663.383 | 455.967 | 2.497.837 | 709.579 | 0 | 0,78 | −0,89% | 0,012% |
| 1987 | 3.696.215 | 503.492 | 2.455.470 | 737.253 | 0 | 0,81 | −0,65% | 0,012% |
| 1986 | 3.720.345 | 554.140 | 2.431.866 | 734.338 | 0 | 0,84 | −6,61% | 0,013% |
| 1985 | 3.983.855 | 617.946 | 2.582.740 | 783.169 | 0 | 0,93 | 5,78% | 0,014% |
| 1984 | 3.766.131 | 524.818 | 2.504.152 | 737.161 | 0 | 0,91 | 2,45% | 0,013% |
| 1983 | 3.676.191 | 510.898 | 2.420.507 | 744.786 | 0 | 0,91 | −1,77% | 0,013% |
| 1982 | 3.742.529 | 517.756 | 2.523.205 | 701.568 | 0 | 0,95 | 6,55% | 0,013% |
| 1981 | 3.512.351 | 446.159 | 2.448.289 | 617.902 | 0 | 0,92 | 5,8% | 0,013% |
| 1980 | 3.319.863 | 536.456 | 2.182.740 | 600.666 | 0 | 0,89 | 4,98% | 0,012% |
| 1979 | 3.162.311 | 510.563 | 2.083.140 | 568.607 | 0 | 0,87 | 3,95% | 0,011% |
| 1978 | 3.042.074 | 455.106 | 2.034.837 | 552.130 | 0 | 0,86 | 3,24% | 0,011% |
| 1977 | 2.946.604 | 428.138 | 1.988.512 | 529.954 | 0 | 0,86 | 4,19% | 0,011% |
| 1976 | 2.828.093 | 366.911 | 1.946.545 | 514.638 | 0 | 0,84 | −4,64% | 0,011% |
| 1975 | 2.965.607 | 549.575 | 1.910.638 | 505.394 | 0 | 0,91 | 6,7% | 0,012% |
| 1974 | 2.779.517 | 489.928 | 1.814.831 | 474.758 | 0 | 0,87 | −0,86% | 0,011% |
| 1973 | 2.803.693 | 477.356 | 1.835.775 | 490.562 | 0 | 0,9 | 5,32% | 0,011% |
| 1972 | 2.662.178 | 462.472 | 1.741.576 | 458.130 | 0 | 0,87 | 8,38% | 0,011% |
| 1971 | 2.456.432 | 362.525 | 1.661.783 | 432.123 | 0 | 0,83 | −2,43% | 0,011% |
| 1970 | 2.517.571 | 460.414 | 1.634.173 | 422.984 | 0 | 0,86 | – | 0,011% |
See also
- Benin CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Benin
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).