Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Benin
Benin: Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP was 60.98 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change in 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
Benin recorded 60.98 billion international-$ in 2021 prices for change in co₂ emissions and gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and up 81.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Benin peaked at 60.98 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.66 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1990.
That places Benin 117th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.18 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 11.66 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 17.30 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.20 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 18.32 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 26.23 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.28 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 26.78 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 41.76 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.52 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 43.37 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 60.98 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 114 Guinea 63.67 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 115 Mongolia 63.43 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 116 Burkina Faso 63.19 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 118 Lebanon 60.78 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 119 Kyrgyzstan 57.85 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 120 Estonia 56.85 billion 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 co₂ emissions and gdp in Benin?
- Change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Benin was 60.98 billion 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 co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 60.98 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.66 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for change in co₂ emissions and gdp?
- Benin ranks 117th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in co₂ emissions and gdp rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.8%. 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 CO₂ emissions and GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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