Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas in Benin
Benin: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas was 2.00 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas in Benin, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Benin recorded 2.00 million tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.6% on the previous year and up 2,499.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from gas in Benin peaked at 2.00 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1950.
That places Benin 113th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 8 |
| 2010s | 188,434 tonnes | 21,984 tonnes | 395,712 tonnes | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.37 million tonnes | 714,480 tonnes | 2.00 million tonnes | 5 |
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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 cumulative co₂ emissions from gas in Benin?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from gas in Benin was 2.00 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2.00 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from gas recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1950.
- How does Benin rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
- Benin ranks 113th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,499.8%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.