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).