Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Benin
Benin: Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions was 0.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Benin, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.0% for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Benin peaked at 0.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Benin ranks 109th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +14.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +24.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +15.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +19.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +29.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -18.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -16.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +19.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +13.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -3.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 38% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 66% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
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 share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Benin?
- Share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in Benin was 0.0% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions?
- Benin ranks 109th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.