emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre was 6.6 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
6.6 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
67th
of 207 countries
All-time high
6.73 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
1.46 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Benin is 6.6 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 6.73 tonnes per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.46 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Benin 67th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.46 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.52 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 1.58 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 1.65 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 1.72 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 1.74 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 1.78 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 1.81 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 1.84 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 1.89 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 1.94 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 1.99 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 2.03 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 2.08 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 2.13 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 2.17 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 2.22 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 2.28 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 2.34 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 2.39 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 2.43 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 2.5 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 2.56 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 2.65 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 2.74 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 2.81 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 2.86 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 2.94 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 2.98 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 3.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 3.12 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 3.19 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 3.27 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 3.35 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 3.42 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 3.59 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 3.57 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 3.54 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 3.54 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.94 tonnes per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2001 | 3.04 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 3.15 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 3.28 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 3.38 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 3.53 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 3.89 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 4.05 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 4.17 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 4.32 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 4.75 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 4.89 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 5 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 5.48 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 5.74 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 5.68 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 6.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 6.26 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 6.48 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 6.56 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 6.73 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 6.53 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 6.6 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 6.6 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.26 tonnes per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 6.6 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.61 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.68 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.46 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.84 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.11 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.89 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.98 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.36 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.05 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.59 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.58 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.94 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.32 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.75 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.56 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.62 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.53 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 64 Indonesia 6.9 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 65 Ethiopia 6.87 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 66 Slovakia 6.63 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 68 El Salvador 6.6 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 69 Italy 6.55 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 70 Austria 6.27 tonnes per square kilometre 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 of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Benin?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre in Benin was 6.6 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 6.73 tonnes per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.46 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 67th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.