Benin CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
7.048.076
tons
Year-over-Year
+2,26%
increase
Global Share
0,02%
Per Capita
0,52
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in Benin were 7.048.076 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions increased by 2,26% over the previous year, representing an increase by 155.855 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 6.892.220 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in Benin are equivalent to 0,52 tons per person, a decrease by 0 over the figure of 0,53 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of −0,4% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Benin
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.048.076 | 2,26% | 0,52 | 0,018% |
| 2023 | 6.892.220 | −2,37% | 0,53 | 0,018% |
| 2022 | 7.059.440 | 4,64% | 0,55 | 0,018% |
| 2021 | 6.746.725 | −22,5% | 0,54 | 0,018% |
| 2020 | 8.705.917 | 6,91% | 0,72 | 0,024% |
| 2019 | 8.143.524 | −1,3% | 0,69 | 0,021% |
| 2018 | 8.251.009 | 13,89% | 0,72 | 0,022% |
| 2017 | 7.244.468 | 1,36% | 0,65 | 0,020% |
| 2016 | 7.147.262 | 23,01% | 0,66 | 0,020% |
| 2015 | 5.810.380 | 6,42% | 0,55 | 0,016% |
| 2014 | 5.459.813 | 9,84% | 0,53 | 0,015% |
| 2013 | 4.970.695 | 5,2% | 0,5 | 0,014% |
| 2012 | 4.724.917 | −4,76% | 0,49 | 0,013% |
| 2011 | 4.961.087 | −2,37% | 0,52 | 0,014% |
| 2010 | 5.081.517 | 8,48% | 0,55 | 0,015% |
| 2009 | 4.684.495 | 7,29% | 0,52 | 0,015% |
| 2008 | 4.366.213 | −0,74% | 0,5 | 0,013% |
| 2007 | 4.398.620 | 13,98% | 0,52 | 0,014% |
| 2006 | 3.859.093 | 37,75% | 0,47 | 0,012% |
| 2005 | 2.801.497 | 9,5% | 0,35 | 0,0093% |
| 2004 | 2.558.387 | 6,6% | 0,33 | 0,0088% |
| 2003 | 2.400.008 | 12% | 0,32 | 0,0087% |
| 2002 | 2.142.865 | 15,38% | 0,29 | 0,0081% |
| 2001 | 1.857.271 | 20,13% | 0,26 | 0,0071% |
| 2000 | 1.546.054 | 7,26% | 0,23 | 0,0060% |
| 1999 | 1.441.453 | 9,57% | 0,22 | 0,0058% |
| 1998 | 1.315.507 | −3,61% | 0,2 | 0,0053% |
| 1997 | 1.364.831 | 26,84% | 0,22 | 0,0055% |
| 1996 | 1.076.053 | 169,98% | 0,18 | 0,0045% |
| 1995 | 398.562 | 1,65% | 0,07 | 0,0017% |
| 1994 | 392.097 | 1,73% | 0,07 | 0,0017% |
| 1993 | 385.415 | 1,22% | 0,07 | 0,0017% |
| 1992 | 380.761 | 8,65% | 0,07 | 0,0017% |
| 1991 | 350.461 | −12,07% | 0,07 | 0,0015% |
| 1990 | 398.573 | −0,91% | 0,08 | 0,0018% |
| 1989 | 402.237 | −11,78% | 0,08 | 0,0018% |
| 1988 | 455.967 | −9,44% | 0,1 | 0,0021% |
| 1987 | 503.492 | −9,14% | 0,11 | 0,0024% |
| 1986 | 554.140 | −10,33% | 0,13 | 0,0027% |
| 1985 | 617.946 | 17,74% | 0,14 | 0,0031% |
| 1984 | 524.818 | 2,72% | 0,13 | 0,0026% |
| 1983 | 510.898 | −1,32% | 0,13 | 0,0026% |
| 1982 | 517.756 | 16,05% | 0,13 | 0,0027% |
| 1981 | 446.159 | −16,83% | 0,12 | 0,0023% |
| 1980 | 536.456 | 5,07% | 0,14 | 0,0027% |
| 1979 | 510.563 | 12,19% | 0,14 | 0,0026% |
| 1978 | 455.106 | 6,3% | 0,13 | 0,0023% |
| 1977 | 428.138 | 16,69% | 0,12 | 0,0023% |
| 1976 | 366.911 | −33,24% | 0,11 | 0,0020% |
| 1975 | 549.575 | 12,17% | 0,17 | 0,0032% |
| 1974 | 489.928 | 2,63% | 0,15 | 0,0028% |
| 1973 | 477.356 | 3,22% | 0,15 | 0,0027% |
| 1972 | 462.472 | 27,57% | 0,15 | 0,0028% |
| 1971 | 362.525 | −21,26% | 0,12 | 0,0023% |
| 1970 | 460.414 | – | 0,16 | 0,0029% |
See also
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).