Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Benin
Benin: Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions was 2.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Benin, 1961–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Benin stood at 2.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Benin peaked at 4.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1961.
That places Benin 27th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.1% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 24 Ethiopia 2.6% compare
- 25 Burundi 2.4% compare
- 26 Cote d'Ivoire 2.4% compare
- 28 Madagascar 2.4% compare
- 29 Equatorial Guinea 2.4% compare
- 30 Sudan 2.4% 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 annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Benin?
- Annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Benin was 2.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions?
- Benin ranks 27th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP), population, and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.