Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Benin
Benin: Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 12,753 kt in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Benin, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Benin is 12,753 kt, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 67.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Benin peaked at 40,579 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, -4,836 kt, in 1990.
Benin ranks 26th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Benin, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -4,836 kt | — |
| 1991 | -4,836 kt | -0.0% |
| 1992 | -4,836 kt | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -4,836 kt | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -4,836 kt | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -4,836 kt | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -4,836 kt | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -4,836 kt | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -4,836 kt | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -4,836 kt | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -4,836 kt | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 40,579 kt | -939.0% |
| 2002 | 40,579 kt | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 40,579 kt | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 40,579 kt | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 40,579 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 40,579 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 40,579 kt | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 40,579 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 40,579 kt | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 40,579 kt | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 39,035 kt | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 39,035 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 39,035 kt | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 39,035 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 39,035 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13,427 kt | -65.6% |
| 2017 | 13,427 kt | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13,427 kt | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13,427 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13,427 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12,753 kt | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 12,753 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12,753 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12,753 kt | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 12,753 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -4,836 kt | -4,836 kt | -4,836 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 36,037 kt | -4,836 kt | 40,579 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,946 kt | 13,427 kt | 40,579 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,865 kt | 12,753 kt | 13,427 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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 stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Benin?
- Carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) in Benin was 12,753 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 40,579 kt in 2001.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -4,836 kt in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Benin ranks 26th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — net emissions/removals (co2) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.3%. 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 Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).