Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Benin
Benin: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 69.6% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Benin, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Benin stood at 69.6%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Benin peaked at 93.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 69.6%, in 2015.
That places Benin 66th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 93.2% | — |
| 1991 | 93.4% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 93.1% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 93.0% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 93.0% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 92.8% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 90.8% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 89.8% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 90.3% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 89.5% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 89.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 85.3% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 84.2% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 83.1% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 82.5% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 81.8% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 77.9% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 76.1% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 76.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 75.4% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 72.9% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 73.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 73.9% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 72.6% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 71.3% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 69.6% | -2.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 69.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 68.2%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Benin's 69.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.4%, 85% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.9% | 89.5% | 93.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.2% | 75.4% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.2% | 69.6% | 73.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 63 Central African Republic 72.3% compare
- 64 Togo 70.3% compare
- 65 Guatemala 70.1% compare
- 67 Western Sahara 68.9% compare
- 68 Bangladesh 68.3% compare
- 69 Angola 68.2% 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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Benin?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Benin was 69.6% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 93.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.6% in 2015.
- How does Benin rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Benin ranks 66th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.