Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Benin

Benin: Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? was 0.5977 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.5977 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
108th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.9217 tonnes per person
in 2008
All-time low
0.1996 tonnes per person
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Benin, 1990–2023

0.20.40.60.811990200620231990: 0.2 tonnes per person1991: 0.203 tonnes per person1992: 0.204 tonnes per person1993: 0.216 tonnes per person1994: 0.24 tonnes per person1995: 0.25 tonnes per person1996: 0.313 tonnes per person1997: 0.318 tonnes per person1998: 0.291 tonnes per person1999: 0.278 tonnes per person2000: 0.32 tonnes per person2001: 0.374 tonnes per person2002: 0.404 tonnes per person2003: 0.533 tonnes per person2004: 0.481 tonnes per person2005: 0.498 tonnes per person2006: 0.749 tonnes per person2007: 0.83 tonnes per person2008: 0.922 tonnes per person2009: 0.717 tonnes per person2010: 0.774 tonnes per person2011: 0.893 tonnes per person2012: 0.733 tonnes per person2013: 0.856 tonnes per person2014: 0.758 tonnes per person2015: 0.735 tonnes per person2016: 0.657 tonnes per person2017: 0.635 tonnes per person2018: 0.598 tonnes per person2019: 0.545 tonnes per person2020: 0.571 tonnes per person2021: 0.602 tonnes per person2022: 0.625 tonnes per person2023: 0.598 tonnes per person

Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.

Analysis

In 2023, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Benin stood at 0.5977 tonnes per person.

The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Benin peaked at 0.9217 tonnes per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.1996 tonnes per person, in 1990.

Benin ranks 108th of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2514 tonnes per person 0.1996 tonnes per person 0.3185 tonnes per person 10
2000s 0.5826 tonnes per person 0.3197 tonnes per person 0.9217 tonnes per person 10
2010s 0.7182 tonnes per person 0.5449 tonnes per person 0.8926 tonnes per person 10
2020s 0.5988 tonnes per person 0.5709 tonnes per person 0.6248 tonnes per person 4

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 105 Ghana 0.7805 tonnes per person compare
  2. 106 Kenya 0.6321 tonnes per person compare
  3. 107 Zambia 0.6131 tonnes per person compare
  4. 109 Nigeria 0.5849 tonnes per person compare
  5. 110 Cote d'Ivoire 0.5732 tonnes per person compare
  6. 111 Guinea 0.4442 tonnes per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Benin?
Are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Benin was 0.5977 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 0.9217 tonnes per person in 2008.
What is the lowest are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1996 tonnes per person in 1990.
How does Benin rank for are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average??
Benin ranks 108th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is are consumption-based co₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average?
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.