Land-use change — Emissions in Benin

Benin: Land-use change — Emissions was 7,502 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
7,502 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 216 countries
All-time high
33,135 kt
in 2001
All-time low
7,502 kt
in 2021
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions in Benin, 1990–2023

10.0k20.0k30.0k1990200620231990: 24.0k kt1991: 24.0k kt1992: 24.0k kt1993: 24.0k kt1994: 24.0k kt1995: 24.0k kt1996: 24.0k kt1997: 24.0k kt1998: 24.0k kt1999: 24.0k kt2000: 24.0k kt2001: 33.1k kt2002: 33.1k kt2003: 33.1k kt2004: 33.1k kt2005: 33.1k kt2006: 33.1k kt2007: 33.1k kt2008: 33.1k kt2009: 33.1k kt2010: 33.1k kt2011: 33.0k kt2012: 33.0k kt2013: 33.0k kt2014: 33.0k kt2015: 33.0k kt2016: 7.8k kt2017: 7.8k kt2018: 7.8k kt2019: 7.8k kt2020: 7.8k kt2021: 7.5k kt2022: 7.5k kt2023: 7.5k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, land-use change — emissions in Benin stood at 7,502 kt. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 77.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions in Benin peaked at 33,135 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7,502 kt, in 2021.

That places Benin 35th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24,041 kt 24,041 kt 24,041 kt 10
2000s 32,226 kt 24,041 kt 33,135 kt 10
2010s 22,965 kt 7,818 kt 33,135 kt 10
2020s 7,581 kt 7,502 kt 7,818 kt 4

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 32 Sudan 8,894 kt compare
  2. 33 Guyana 8,078 kt compare
  3. 34 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 7,989 kt compare
  4. 34 Mayotte 30.95 kt compare
  5. 36 Uganda 7,373 kt compare
  6. 37 Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 0 kt compare
  7. 37 Cook Islands 0 kt compare
  8. 37 Malawi 7,068 kt compare
  9. 37 Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 0 kt compare
  10. 37 Niue 0 kt compare
  11. 37 Tokelau 0 kt compare
  12. 38 Sudan (former) 6,640 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions in Benin?
Land-use change — emissions in Benin was 7,502 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 33,135 kt in 2001.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 7,502 kt in 2021.
How does Benin rank for land-use change — emissions?
Benin ranks 35th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is down 77.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land-use change — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf