Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share in Benin
Benin: Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share was 59.5 % 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 59.5 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions from livestock — emissions share in Benin peaked at 61.68 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 34.4 %, in 1998.
Benin ranks 59th 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 in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.72 % | — |
| 1991 | 46.13 % | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 46.58 % | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 47.38 % | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 48.85 % | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 44.84 % | -8.2% |
| 1996 | 41.14 % | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 40.9 % | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 34.4 % | -15.9% |
| 1999 | 36.67 % | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 38.92 % | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 55.23 % | +41.9% |
| 2002 | 49.19 % | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 55.91 % | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 59.33 % | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 47.94 % | -19.2% |
| 2006 | 55.38 % | +15.5% |
| 2007 | 54.93 % | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 60.13 % | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 58.57 % | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 59.8 % | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 58.82 % | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 59.47 % | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 57.5 % | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 59.46 % | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 61.68 % | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 57.77 % | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 61.28 % | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 55.54 % | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 51.95 % | -6.5% |
| 2020 | 52.96 % | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 57.12 % | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 59.02 % | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 59.5 % | +0.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 59.5 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 53.77 %, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Benin's 59.5 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59.58 %, 100% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share 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 | +41.9% | 38.92 % | 55.23 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.16 % | 34.4 % | 48.85 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.55 % | 38.92 % | 60.13 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.33 % | 51.95 % | 61.68 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.15 % | 52.96 % | 59.5 % | 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 emissions from livestock — emissions share in Benin?
- Emissions from livestock — emissions share in Benin was 59.5 % 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 61.68 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest emissions from livestock — emissions share recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.4 % in 1998.
- How does Benin rank for emissions from livestock — emissions share?
- Benin ranks 59th 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 3.5%. 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 (N2O). 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.