Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Benin
Benin: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.183 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Benin, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.183 kilograms per international-$ for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in 2022.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Benin peaked at 0.2749 kilograms per international-$ in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0307 kilograms per international-$, in 1966.
That places Benin 90th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.046 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0349 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0546 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.042 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0307 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0532 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0729 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0539 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0931 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0692 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0607 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0886 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.091 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0664 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1202 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.187 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1156 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2518 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2329 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1873 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2749 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1859 kilograms per international-$ | 0.183 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1895 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 87 Israel 0.1849 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 88 Nepal 0.1835 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 89 Slovenia 0.1834 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 91 Belgium 0.1816 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 92 Burkina Faso 0.1753 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 93 Gambia 0.1735 kilograms per international-$ 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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Benin?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Benin was 0.183 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2749 kilograms per international-$ in 2010.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0307 kilograms per international-$ in 1966.
- How does Benin rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Benin ranks 90th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).