Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) in Benin

Benin: Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) was 7,518 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
7,518 kt
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
36th
of 222 countries
All-time high
33,290 kt
in 2005
All-time low
7,506 kt
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) in Benin, 1990–2023

10.0k20.0k30.0k1990200620231990: 24.2k kt1991: 24.2k kt1992: 24.2k kt1993: 24.2k kt1994: 24.2k kt1995: 24.2k kt1996: 24.4k kt1997: 24.3k kt1998: 24.7k kt1999: 24.6k kt2000: 24.6k kt2001: 33.2k kt2002: 33.2k kt2003: 33.2k kt2004: 33.2k kt2005: 33.3k kt2006: 33.2k kt2007: 33.2k kt2008: 33.2k kt2009: 33.2k kt2010: 33.2k kt2011: 33.1k kt2012: 33.1k kt2013: 33.1k kt2014: 33.1k kt2015: 33.1k kt2016: 7.8k kt2017: 7.9k kt2018: 7.8k kt2019: 7.9k kt2020: 7.9k kt2021: 7.5k kt2022: 7.5k kt2023: 7.5k kt

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

Analysis

Benin recorded 7,518 kt for land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 77.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in Benin peaked at 33,290 kt in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7,506 kt, in 2022.

That places Benin 36th out of 222 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 24,298 kt 24,160 kt 24,720 kt 10
2000s 32,349 kt 24,579 kt 33,290 kt 10
2010s 22,996 kt 7,835 kt 33,154 kt 10
2020s 7,597 kt 7,506 kt 7,851 kt 4

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 33 Sudan (former) 8,425 kt compare
  2. 34 Ethiopia 8,149 kt compare
  3. 35 Guyana 8,101 kt compare
  4. 37 Uganda 7,384 kt compare
  5. 38 Malawi 7,253 kt compare
  6. 39 Honduras 6,894 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in Benin?
Land-use change — emissions (co2eq) in Benin was 7,518 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 33,290 kt in 2005.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 7,506 kt in 2022.
How does Benin rank for land-use change — emissions (co2eq)?
Benin ranks 36th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions (co2eq) 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
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