Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in Benin

Benin: Domestic Wastewater — Emissions was 0.3441 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.3441 kt
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
79th
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.3441 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0.0889 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in Benin, 1990–2023

0.10.20.31990200620231990: 0.089 kt1991: 0.094 kt1992: 0.098 kt1993: 0.101 kt1994: 0.105 kt1995: 0.109 kt1996: 0.112 kt1997: 0.117 kt1998: 0.124 kt1999: 0.126 kt2000: 0.134 kt2001: 0.135 kt2002: 0.153 kt2003: 0.151 kt2004: 0.162 kt2005: 0.164 kt2006: 0.17 kt2007: 0.181 kt2008: 0.195 kt2009: 0.202 kt2010: 0.2 kt2011: 0.211 kt2012: 0.226 kt2013: 0.232 kt2014: 0.267 kt2015: 0.273 kt2016: 0.273 kt2017: 0.27 kt2018: 0.272 kt2019: 0.295 kt2020: 0.299 kt2021: 0.32 kt2022: 0.335 kt2023: 0.344 kt

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

Analysis

Benin recorded 0.3441 kt for domestic wastewater — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 48.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, domestic wastewater — emissions in Benin peaked at 0.3441 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0889 kt, in 1990.

That places Benin 79th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 (N2O) in Benin, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0889 kt —
1991 0.0943 kt +6.0%
1992 0.098 kt +4.0%
1993 0.1013 kt +3.3%
1994 0.1053 kt +4.0%
1995 0.1086 kt +3.2%
1996 0.1122 kt +3.3%
1997 0.1175 kt +4.7%
1998 0.1235 kt +5.2%
1999 0.1262 kt +2.2%
2000 0.1342 kt +6.4%
2001 0.1351 kt +0.7%
2002 0.1532 kt +13.4%
2003 0.151 kt -1.5%
2004 0.1616 kt +7.0%
2005 0.1638 kt +1.4%
2006 0.17 kt +3.8%
2007 0.1809 kt +6.4%
2008 0.1949 kt +7.7%
2009 0.2024 kt +3.9%
2010 0.2002 kt -1.1%
2011 0.2114 kt +5.6%
2012 0.2255 kt +6.7%
2013 0.2321 kt +2.9%
2014 0.2675 kt +15.2%
2015 0.2726 kt +1.9%
2016 0.2731 kt +0.2%
2017 0.2698 kt -1.2%
2018 0.2715 kt +0.6%
2019 0.2953 kt +8.7%
2020 0.2986 kt +1.1%
2021 0.3202 kt +7.2%
2022 0.3355 kt +4.8%
2023 0.3441 kt +2.6%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 0.3441 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2922 kt, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 0.3441 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2833 kt, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1076 kt 0.0889 kt 0.1262 kt 10
2000s 0.1647 kt 0.1342 kt 0.2024 kt 10
2010s 0.2519 kt 0.2002 kt 0.2953 kt 10
2020s 0.3246 kt 0.2986 kt 0.3441 kt 4

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 76 Ecuador 0.378 kt compare
  2. 77 Serbia 0.364 kt compare
  3. 78 Cambodia 0.3525 kt compare
  4. 80 Zambia 0.3424 kt compare
  5. 81 Ireland 0.3348 kt compare
  6. 82 Norway 0.327 kt compare

See the full ranking of 228 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is domestic wastewater — emissions in Benin?
Domestic wastewater — emissions in Benin was 0.3441 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 0.3441 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest domestic wastewater — emissions recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0889 kt in 1990.
How does Benin rank for domestic wastewater — emissions?
Benin ranks 79th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
Is domestic wastewater — emissions rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.2%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
228 places, 7,605 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.