Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Benin

Benin: Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions was 6.82 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
6.82 kt
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
90th
of 201 countries
All-time high
6.82 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0.7803 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Benin, 1961–2023

0246196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural soils — direct emissions in Benin is 6.82 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 59.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — direct emissions in Benin peaked at 6.82 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7803 kt, in 1961.

Benin ranks 90th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O) in Benin, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 0.7803 kt
1962 0.8297 kt +6.3%
1963 0.8931 kt +7.6%
1964 0.943 kt +5.6%
1965 1.03 kt +9.1%
1966 1.09 kt +5.7%
1967 1.17 kt +7.2%
1968 1.15 kt -1.6%
1969 1.23 kt +6.9%
1970 1.25 kt +2.0%
1971 1.28 kt +2.1%
1972 1.37 kt +7.3%
1973 1.49 kt +8.6%
1974 1.43 kt -4.0%
1975 1.52 kt +6.4%
1976 1.54 kt +1.5%
1977 1.59 kt +2.7%
1978 1.66 kt +4.8%
1979 1.69 kt +1.6%
1980 1.79 kt +6.0%
1981 1.86 kt +3.7%
1982 1.94 kt +4.3%
1983 2.11 kt +8.8%
1984 2.21 kt +5.0%
1985 2.32 kt +5.1%
1986 2.03 kt -12.8%
1987 1.99 kt -1.7%
1988 1.98 kt -0.6%
1989 1.94 kt -2.2%
1990 2.14 kt +10.5%
1991 2.27 kt +6.3%
1992 2.34 kt +2.8%
1993 2.37 kt +1.5%
1994 2.63 kt +10.6%
1995 2.46 kt -6.4%
1996 2.78 kt +13.0%
1997 2.91 kt +4.9%
1998 2.86 kt -1.8%
1999 3.28 kt +14.5%
2000 3.15 kt -3.7%
2001 3.41 kt +8.2%
2002 3.66 kt +7.2%
2003 3.39 kt -7.4%
2004 3.44 kt +1.5%
2005 3.5 kt +1.7%
2006 3.58 kt +2.3%
2007 3.7 kt +3.2%
2008 3.62 kt -1.9%
2009 3.84 kt +5.9%
2010 4.02 kt +4.6%
2011 4 kt -0.3%
2012 4.19 kt +4.7%
2013 4.27 kt +1.8%
2014 4.51 kt +5.6%
2015 4.4 kt -2.4%
2016 4.75 kt +7.9%
2017 4.65 kt -2.0%
2018 5.63 kt +21.1%
2019 6.15 kt +9.2%
2020 5.49 kt -10.8%
2021 5.99 kt +9.2%
2022 6.48 kt +8.2%
2023 6.82 kt +5.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.01 kt 0.7803 kt 1.23 kt 9
1970s 1.48 kt 1.25 kt 1.69 kt 10
1980s 2.02 kt 1.79 kt 2.32 kt 10
1990s 2.6 kt 2.14 kt 3.28 kt 10
2000s 3.53 kt 3.15 kt 3.84 kt 10
2010s 4.66 kt 4 kt 6.15 kt 10
2020s 6.19 kt 5.49 kt 6.82 kt 4

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 87 Denmark 7.69 kt compare
  2. 88 Azerbaijan 7.69 kt compare
  3. 89 Serbia 7.13 kt compare
  4. 91 Czechia 6.75 kt compare
  5. 92 Greece 6.68 kt compare
  6. 93 Mozambique 6.26 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — direct emissions in Benin?
Agricultural soils — direct emissions in Benin was 6.82 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 6.82 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — direct emissions recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7803 kt in 1961.
How does Benin rank for agricultural soils — direct emissions?
Benin ranks 90th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — direct emissions rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 59.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Direct emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,507 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf