Is cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?

Over the last ten years it is up 147.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Benin

Name: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Benin
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Benin: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0041 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.0041 kt per square kilometre

Change on year

up 18.4%

World rank

40th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.0041 kt per square kilometre

in 2023

All-time low

0.0004 kt per square kilometre

in 1976

Years of data

1961–2023

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

Benin recorded 0.0041 kt per square kilometre for cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 18.4% on the previous year and up 147.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 0.0041 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 kt per square kilometre, in 1976.

Benin ranks 40th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in Benin, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kt per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	—
1962	0.0006 kt per square kilometre	+12.5%
1963	0.0006 kt per square kilometre	-6.3%
1964	0.0006 kt per square kilometre	+2.1%
1965	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	-6.7%
1966	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	-5.3%
1967	0.0006 kt per square kilometre	+14.0%
1968	0.0006 kt per square kilometre	-5.2%
1969	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	-3.4%
1970	0.0006 kt per square kilometre	+5.2%
1971	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	-8.9%
1972	0.0006 kt per square kilometre	+8.2%
1973	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	-3.8%
1974	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	-6.4%
1975	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	-6.9%
1976	0.0004 kt per square kilometre	-10.0%
1977	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	+13.8%
1978	0.0007 kt per square kilometre	+39.5%
1979	0.0006 kt per square kilometre	-6.7%
1980	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	-13.7%
1981	0.0006 kt per square kilometre	+15.1%
1982	0.0006 kt per square kilometre	-0.6%
1983	0.0007 kt per square kilometre	+12.7%
1984	0.0008 kt per square kilometre	+10.8%
1985	0.0008 kt per square kilometre	+5.5%
1986	0.0008 kt per square kilometre	-6.1%
1987	0.0007 kt per square kilometre	-13.0%
1988	0.0008 kt per square kilometre	+19.7%
1989	0.0008 kt per square kilometre	-2.9%
1990	0.0008 kt per square kilometre	+6.7%
1991	0.0008 kt per square kilometre	+3.1%
1992	0.0009 kt per square kilometre	+4.2%
1993	0.0009 kt per square kilometre	+7.0%
1994	0.0009 kt per square kilometre	-0.9%
1995	0.0011 kt per square kilometre	+17.8%
1996	0.0011 kt per square kilometre	+2.3%
1997	0.0013 kt per square kilometre	+19.1%
1998	0.0013 kt per square kilometre	-4.1%
1999	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	+35.4%
2000	0.0014 kt per square kilometre	-21.4%
2001	0.0013 kt per square kilometre	-2.3%
2002	0.0016 kt per square kilometre	+21.4%
2003	0.0011 kt per square kilometre	-30.6%
2004	0.0012 kt per square kilometre	+4.6%
2005	0.0012 kt per square kilometre	+4.9%
2006	0.0011 kt per square kilometre	-7.3%
2007	0.0012 kt per square kilometre	+1.6%
2008	0.0014 kt per square kilometre	+17.1%
2009	0.0015 kt per square kilometre	+11.8%
2010	0.0016 kt per square kilometre	+8.6%
2011	0.0014 kt per square kilometre	-13.5%
2012	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	+16.1%
2013	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	-0.4%
2014	0.0018 kt per square kilometre	+11.7%
2015	0.0016 kt per square kilometre	-14.2%
2016	0.0019 kt per square kilometre	+19.8%
2017	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	-8.0%
2018	0.0029 kt per square kilometre	+67.9%
2019	0.0037 kt per square kilometre	+26.8%
2020	0.0031 kt per square kilometre	-16.1%
2021	0.0032 kt per square kilometre	+3.4%
2022	0.0035 kt per square kilometre	+7.2%
2023	0.0041 kt per square kilometre	+18.4%

Benin compared with similar countries

Benin's 0.0041 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0015 kt per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Benin's 0.0041 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0007 kt per square kilometre, 5.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0006 kt per square kilometre	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	0.0006 kt per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	0.0004 kt per square kilometre	0.0007 kt per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.0007 kt per square kilometre	0.0005 kt per square kilometre	0.0008 kt per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.0011 kt per square kilometre	0.0008 kt per square kilometre	0.0017 kt per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.0013 kt per square kilometre	0.0011 kt per square kilometre	0.0016 kt per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.002 kt per square kilometre	0.0014 kt per square kilometre	0.0037 kt per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.0035 kt per square kilometre	0.0031 kt per square kilometre	0.0041 kt per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Benin

37 Estonia 0.0045 kt per square kilometre compare
38 Burundi 0.0042 kt per square kilometre compare
39 Switzerland 0.0041 kt per square kilometre compare
41 Togo 0.0038 kt per square kilometre compare
42 Portugal 0.0037 kt per square kilometre compare
43 Nepal 0.0037 kt per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 177 places →

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)

All data for Benin →

Frequently asked questions

What is cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Benin?: Cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in Benin was 0.0041 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Benin?: The highest recorded value was 0.0041 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in Benin?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 kt per square kilometre in 1976.
How does Benin rank for cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?: Benin ranks 40th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
Is cereals excluding rice — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?: Over the last ten years it is up 147.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Benin data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit: kt per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 177 places, 9,914 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 28 September 2026

Cereals excluding rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.