Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 in Benin

Benin: Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 was 0.0051 kt in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0051 kt
Change on year
down 81.4%
World rank
87th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.16 kt
in 1998
All-time low
0.0051 kt
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 in Benin, 1990–2024

00.250.50.7511.21990200720241990: 0.503 kt1991: 0.503 kt1992: 0.503 kt1993: 0.503 kt1994: 0.503 kt1995: 0.503 kt1996: 0.553 kt1997: 0.461 kt1998: 1.2 kt1999: 0.977 kt2000: 0.672 kt2001: 0.15 kt2002: 0.117 kt2003: 0.124 kt2004: 0.071 kt2005: 0.27 kt2006: 0.177 kt2007: 0.16 kt2008: 0.063 kt2009: 0.083 kt2010: 0.032 kt2011: 0.115 kt2012: 0.054 kt2013: 0.067 kt2014: 0.013 kt2015: 0.05 kt2016: 0.04 kt2017: 0.064 kt2018: 0.029 kt2019: 0.078 kt2020: 0.058 kt2021: 0.018 kt2022: 0.008 kt2023: 0.027 kt2024: 0.005 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in Benin is 0.0051 kt, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 81.4% on the previous year and down 61.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in Benin peaked at 1.16 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0051 kt, in 2024.

Benin ranks 87th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6168 kt 0.4609 kt 1.16 kt 10
2000s 0.1887 kt 0.0629 kt 0.6724 kt 10
2010s 0.0542 kt 0.0131 kt 0.1146 kt 10
2020s 0.0232 kt 0.0051 kt 0.0576 kt 5

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 85 Panama 0.0066 kt compare
  2. 86 Dominican Republic 0.0055 kt compare
  3. 88 Mongolia 0.0043 kt compare
  4. 89 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0039 kt compare
  5. 90 Belarus 0.0034 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in Benin?
Forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in Benin was 0.0051 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 1.16 kt in 1998.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0051 kt in 2024.
How does Benin rank for forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1?
Benin ranks 87th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
Is forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is down 61.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,294 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.