Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Benin
Benin: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 1.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.0%
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
20th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2017
All-time low
-0.1%
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Benin, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 1.0% for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 124.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Benin peaked at 1.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, in 1850.
That places Benin 20th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | -0.1% | — |
| 1851 | -0.1% | -0.2% |
| 1852 | -0.1% | -1.2% |
| 1853 | -0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1854 | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| 1855 | -0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1856 | -0.1% | -1.4% |
| 1857 | -0.1% | +1.0% |
| 1858 | -0.1% | -5.0% |
| 1859 | -0.1% | +3.9% |
| 1860 | -0.1% | +2.2% |
| 1861 | -0.1% | -2.0% |
| 1862 | -0.1% | -3.8% |
| 1863 | -0.1% | -5.4% |
| 1864 | -0.1% | -7.2% |
| 1865 | -0.1% | -3.5% |
| 1866 | -0.1% | -6.7% |
| 1867 | -0.1% | -4.5% |
| 1868 | -0.1% | -5.7% |
| 1869 | -0.1% | -5.8% |
| 1870 | -0.1% | -19.7% |
| 1871 | -0.1% | -9.8% |
| 1872 | -0.1% | -11.6% |
| 1873 | -0.1% | -8.2% |
| 1874 | -0.0% | -9.5% |
| 1875 | -0.0% | -7.1% |
| 1876 | -0.0% | -8.0% |
| 1877 | -0.0% | -8.9% |
| 1878 | -0.0% | -7.9% |
| 1879 | -0.0% | -7.9% |
| 1880 | -0.0% | -6.3% |
| 1881 | -0.0% | -5.4% |
| 1882 | -0.0% | -8.1% |
| 1883 | -0.0% | -7.6% |
| 1884 | -0.0% | -6.2% |
| 1885 | -0.0% | -6.2% |
| 1886 | -0.0% | -5.9% |
| 1887 | -0.0% | -7.4% |
| 1888 | -0.0% | -5.7% |
| 1889 | -0.0% | -6.7% |
| 1890 | -0.0% | -9.3% |
| 1891 | -0.0% | -6.3% |
| 1892 | -0.0% | -4.2% |
| 1893 | -0.0% | -5.9% |
| 1894 | -0.0% | -6.4% |
| 1895 | -0.0% | -4.6% |
| 1896 | -0.0% | -5.3% |
| 1897 | -0.0% | -6.4% |
| 1898 | -0.0% | -64.0% |
| 1899 | -0.0% | +95.8% |
| 1900 | -0.0% | +2.3% |
| 1901 | -0.0% | -6.4% |
| 1902 | -0.0% | -12.2% |
| 1903 | -0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1904 | -0.0% | -7.9% |
| 1905 | -0.0% | -7.0% |
| 1906 | -0.0% | -7.8% |
| 1907 | -0.0% | -6.4% |
| 1908 | -0.0% | -81.0% |
| 1909 | -0.0% | +221.0% |
| 1910 | -0.0% | -8.4% |
| 1911 | -0.0% | -10.7% |
| 1912 | -0.0% | -6.6% |
| 1913 | -0.0% | -10.6% |
| 1914 | -0.0% | -13.0% |
| 1915 | -0.0% | -7.9% |
| 1916 | -0.0% | -10.0% |
| 1917 | -0.0% | -4.9% |
| 1918 | -0.0% | -39.3% |
| 1919 | -0.0% | +28.7% |
| 1920 | 0.0% | -322.7% |
| 1921 | 0.0% | +122.8% |
| 1922 | 0.0% | +52.8% |
| 1923 | 0.0% | +32.6% |
| 1924 | 0.0% | +26.0% |
| 1925 | 0.0% | +18.6% |
| 1926 | 0.0% | +12.4% |
| 1927 | 0.0% | +11.3% |
| 1928 | 0.0% | +16.0% |
| 1929 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1930 | 0.0% | +7.7% |
| 1931 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1932 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1933 | 0.0% | +5.5% |
| 1934 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 1935 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 1936 | 0.0% | +7.9% |
| 1937 | 0.0% | -4.1% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | +6.8% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | -5.0% |
| 1940 | 0.1% | +173.1% |
| 1941 | 0.1% | +25.7% |
| 1942 | 0.1% | +14.0% |
| 1943 | 0.1% | +7.2% |
| 1944 | 0.1% | +9.1% |
| 1945 | 0.1% | +2.4% |
| 1946 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
| 1947 | 0.1% | +4.3% |
| 1948 | 0.1% | +2.1% |
| 1949 | 0.1% | +5.4% |
| 1950 | 0.1% | -36.0% |
| 1951 | 0.1% | -24.3% |
| 1952 | 0.1% | -13.0% |
| 1953 | 0.1% | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 1955 | 0.1% | +2.0% |
| 1956 | 0.1% | +8.3% |
| 1957 | 0.1% | +7.5% |
| 1958 | 0.1% | +14.1% |
| 1959 | 0.1% | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 0.1% | -22.4% |
| 1961 | 0.1% | +59.5% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | +19.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | +8.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | +14.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2% | +24.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3% | +38.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.4% | +48.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2% | -38.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | +6.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | -16.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | +14.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | -5.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | -14.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2% | +26.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2% | -23.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | +11.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -22.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -18.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | +35.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -10.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +18.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +18.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +47.7% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +38.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +64.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +9.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -17.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +21.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -41.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -36.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +148.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -61.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4% | +42.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +30.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +30.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -33.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -56.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +203.0% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +81.6% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -51.9% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +61.5% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +25.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +5.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 6.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2%, 5.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | +322.7% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1909 | -221.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | +203.0% | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| 1940 | +173.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2007 | +148.9% | 0.3% | 0.7% |
| 1921 | +122.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 1860s | -0.1% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 1870s | -0.0% | -0.1% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 1880s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 1890s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 5 |
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- 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)
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- 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 emissions from land-use change in Benin?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change in Benin was 1.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 1850.
- How does Benin rank for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Benin ranks 20th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.7%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.