Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in Benin

Benin: Domestic Wastewater — Emissions was 16.91 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
16.91 kt
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
73rd
of 201 countries
All-time high
16.91 kt
in 2023
All-time low
6.33 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in Benin, 1990–2023

0510151990200620231990: 6.3 kt1991: 6.5 kt1992: 6.7 kt1993: 7 kt1994: 7.3 kt1995: 7.5 kt1996: 7.7 kt1997: 7.9 kt1998: 8.1 kt1999: 8.4 kt2000: 8.7 kt2001: 8.9 kt2002: 9.2 kt2003: 9.5 kt2004: 9.8 kt2005: 10.1 kt2006: 10.4 kt2007: 10.7 kt2008: 11.1 kt2009: 11.4 kt2010: 11.7 kt2011: 12.1 kt2012: 12.5 kt2013: 12.8 kt2014: 13.2 kt2015: 13.6 kt2016: 14 kt2017: 14.4 kt2018: 14.8 kt2019: 15.2 kt2020: 15.7 kt2021: 16.1 kt2022: 16.5 kt2023: 16.9 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, domestic wastewater — emissions in Benin stood at 16.91 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, domestic wastewater — emissions in Benin peaked at 16.91 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.33 kt, in 1990.

Benin ranks 73rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CH4) in Benin, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 6.33 kt —
1991 6.53 kt +3.1%
1992 6.73 kt +3.1%
1993 7.04 kt +4.5%
1994 7.3 kt +3.8%
1995 7.46 kt +2.1%
1996 7.66 kt +2.7%
1997 7.89 kt +3.0%
1998 8.14 kt +3.1%
1999 8.39 kt +3.1%
2000 8.65 kt +3.1%
2001 8.92 kt +3.1%
2002 9.2 kt +3.1%
2003 9.48 kt +3.1%
2004 9.78 kt +3.1%
2005 10.1 kt +3.3%
2006 10.42 kt +3.2%
2007 10.73 kt +3.0%
2008 11.06 kt +3.1%
2009 11.39 kt +3.0%
2010 11.74 kt +3.0%
2011 12.09 kt +3.0%
2012 12.46 kt +3.0%
2013 12.83 kt +3.0%
2014 13.22 kt +3.0%
2015 13.61 kt +3.0%
2016 14.02 kt +3.0%
2017 14.43 kt +2.9%
2018 14.84 kt +2.9%
2019 15.25 kt +2.8%
2020 15.66 kt +2.7%
2021 16.07 kt +2.6%
2022 16.49 kt +2.6%
2023 16.91 kt +2.6%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 16.91 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.23 kt, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 16.91 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.75 kt, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.35 kt 6.33 kt 8.39 kt 10
2000s 9.97 kt 8.65 kt 11.39 kt 10
2010s 13.45 kt 11.74 kt 15.25 kt 10
2020s 16.28 kt 15.66 kt 16.91 kt 4

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 70 Czechia 17.38 kt compare
  2. 71 Guinea 17.26 kt compare
  3. 72 Greece 17.24 kt compare
  4. 74 Rwanda 16.59 kt compare
  5. 75 Sweden 16.27 kt compare
  6. 76 Burundi 16.27 kt compare

See the full ranking of 251 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is domestic wastewater — emissions in Benin?
Domestic wastewater — emissions in Benin was 16.91 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest domestic wastewater — emissions recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 16.91 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest domestic wastewater — emissions recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 6.33 kt in 1990.
How does Benin rank for domestic wastewater — emissions?
Benin ranks 73rd out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is domestic wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
251 places, 8,319 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.