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
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.
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? in Benin, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1996 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2029 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2044 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2165 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.24 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2498 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3128 tonnes per person | +25.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3185 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.291 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2784 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3197 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 2001 | 0.374 tonnes per person | +17.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4044 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5327 tonnes per person | +31.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4808 tonnes per person | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4981 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7485 tonnes per person | +50.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8297 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9217 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 0.7169 tonnes per person | -22.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7741 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8926 tonnes per person | +15.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7326 tonnes per person | -17.9% |
| 2013 | 0.8557 tonnes per person | +16.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7584 tonnes per person | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 0.735 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6566 tonnes per person | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6346 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5981 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5449 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5709 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.602 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6248 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5977 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.5977 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.05 tonnes per person, 57% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.5977 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5849 tonnes per person, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More climate change data for Benin
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.33 million kg (2050)
- 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)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 149.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 457.08 kt (2050)
- 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 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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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.