Grassland — Emissions (N2O) in Benin
Benin: Grassland — Emissions (N2O) was 0.5851 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Emissions in Benin, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.5851 kt for grassland — emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — emissions in Benin peaked at 1.19 kt in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0604 kt, in 1996.
That places Benin 29th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Emissions (N2O) in Benin, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6916 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.6916 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6916 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6916 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6916 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6916 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0604 kt | -91.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1057 kt | +75.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1846 kt | +74.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1053 kt | -43.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1212 kt | +15.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6617 kt | +446.0% |
| 2002 | 0.983 kt | +48.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8999 kt | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 0.8524 kt | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 1.19 kt | +40.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9302 kt | -22.1% |
| 2007 | 1.11 kt | +19.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7995 kt | -28.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6827 kt | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7414 kt | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7639 kt | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7511 kt | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8557 kt | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 0.879 kt | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7334 kt | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8563 kt | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 0.778 kt | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7704 kt | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8661 kt | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7858 kt | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7756 kt | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5883 kt | -24.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6314 kt | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5851 kt | -7.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.5851 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0429 kt, 13.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.5851 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5366 kt, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Emissions (N2O) 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 | +446.0% | 0.1212 kt | 0.6617 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4606 kt | 0.0604 kt | 0.6916 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.824 kt | 0.1212 kt | 1.19 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7995 kt | 0.7334 kt | 0.879 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6732 kt | 0.5851 kt | 0.7858 kt | 5 |
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 grassland — emissions in Benin?
- Grassland — emissions in Benin was 0.5851 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — emissions recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 kt in 2005.
- What is the lowest grassland — emissions recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0604 kt in 1996.
- How does Benin rank for grassland — emissions?
- Benin ranks 29th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — emissions rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. 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 Grassland — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.