Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Benin
Benin: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita was 0.1249 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Benin, 1990–2024
Source: Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.1249 for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Benin peaked at 0.2112 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0278, in 1995.
Benin ranks 96th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0342 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0288 | -15.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0304 | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0291 | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.029 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0278 | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.072 | +158.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0864 | +19.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0801 | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0833 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0844 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0963 | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1061 | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1149 | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1173 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1263 | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1674 | +32.5% |
| 2007 | 0.18 | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1703 | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1786 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1897 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1799 | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1635 | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1604 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1657 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1733 | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2062 | +19.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1978 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2112 | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.195 | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2008 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1452 | -27.7% |
| 2022 | 0.143 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1313 | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1249 | -4.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.1249 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1448, 86% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.1249 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0966, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +158.8% | 0.0278 | 0.072 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0501 | 0.0278 | 0.0864 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1342 | 0.0844 | 0.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1843 | 0.1604 | 0.2112 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.149 | 0.1249 | 0.2008 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 93 Slovenia 0.1288 compare
- 94 East Timor 0.1283 compare
- 95 Mauritius 0.127 compare
- 97 Iceland 0.1249 compare
- 98 New Zealand 0.1245 compare
- 99 Dominican Republic 0.1236 compare
More climate change data for Benin
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.33 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,583 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 149.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 457.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 256.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 200.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9664 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Benin?
- Carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Benin was 0.1249 in 2024, according to Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2112 in 2018.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0278 in 1995.
- How does Benin rank for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Benin ranks 96th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon emission intensity is measured in kilograms of CO₂ per dollar of GDP. Emissions from fossil fuels and industry are included, but land-use change emissions are not. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.