Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP in Benin
Benin: Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP was 4,116 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP in Benin, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
In 2025, change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp in Benin stood at 4,116 international-$ in 2021 prices. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp in Benin peaked at 4,116 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,207 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1990.
Benin ranks 167th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,306 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,207 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,471 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,662 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,536 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,778 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,952 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,732 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3,281 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,685 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3,318 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4,116 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 164 Papua New Guinea 4,456 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 165 Palestine 4,272 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 166 Guinea 4,217 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 168 East Timor 4,110 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 169 Micronesia (country) 3,935 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 170 Vanuatu 3,867 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More climate change data for Benin
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.4% (2100)
- Population growth 2.4% (2025)
- Population, total 14.81 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.9% (2025)
- Urban population 7.91 million (2025)
- Urban population 53.4% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.4194 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 128.38 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.4194 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.4194 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp in Benin?
- Change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp in Benin was 4,116 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 4,116 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,207 international-$ in 2021 prices in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp?
- Benin ranks 167th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in per capita co₂ emissions and gdp rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in per capita CO₂ emissions and GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.