Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (CH4) (Share CH4) in Benin
Benin: Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (CH4) (Share CH4) was 46.15 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share in Benin, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, emissions from livestock — emissions share in Benin stood at 46.15 %.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions from livestock — emissions share in Benin peaked at 47.83 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 31.04 %, in 1998.
Benin ranks 82nd of 213 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.
Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (CH4) (Share CH4) in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.35 % | — |
| 1991 | 36.49 % | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 36.59 % | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 36.19 % | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 38.62 % | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 35.12 % | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 35.83 % | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 36.63 % | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 31.04 % | -15.3% |
| 1999 | 33.63 % | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 36.05 % | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 47.49 % | +31.7% |
| 2002 | 45.3 % | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 46.59 % | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 47.73 % | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 42.85 % | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 45.91 % | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 45.77 % | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 47.83 % | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 47.71 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 45.62 % | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 44.82 % | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 45.12 % | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 42.98 % | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 44.13 % | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 44.18 % | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 43.75 % | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 44.1 % | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 44.11 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 43.13 % | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 40.74 % | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 43.4 % | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 45.36 % | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 46.15 % | +1.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 46.15 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39.73 %, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Benin's 46.15 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.58 %, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (CH4) (Share CH4) in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +31.7% | 36.05 % | 47.49 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.55 % | 31.04 % | 38.62 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.32 % | 36.05 % | 47.83 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.19 % | 42.98 % | 45.62 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.91 % | 40.74 % | 46.15 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 79 El Salvador 47.93 % compare
- 80 Italy 47.78 % compare
- 81 Mexico 46.54 % compare
- 83 Australia and New Zealand 46.14 % compare
- 84 Montenegro 46.05 % compare
- 85 Latvia 45.88 % compare
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 emissions from livestock — emissions share in Benin?
- Emissions from livestock — emissions share in Benin was 46.15 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions from livestock — emissions share recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 47.83 % in 2008.
- What is the lowest emissions from livestock — emissions share recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.04 % in 1998.
- How does Benin rank for emissions from livestock — emissions share?
- Benin ranks 82nd out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions from livestock — emissions share rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. 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 Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.