Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Benin
Benin: Land-use change — Emissions per capita was 0.53 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Benin, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
In 2023, land-use change — emissions per capita in Benin stood at 0.53 t CO2eq/cap. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 82.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions per capita in Benin peaked at 4.57 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.53 t CO2eq/cap, in 2023.
Benin ranks 47th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land-use change — Emissions per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.57 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 4.44 t CO2eq/cap | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 4.3 t CO2eq/cap | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 4.11 t CO2eq/cap | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 3.96 t CO2eq/cap | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 3.88 t CO2eq/cap | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 3.82 t CO2eq/cap | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 3.69 t CO2eq/cap | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 3.64 t CO2eq/cap | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 3.51 t CO2eq/cap | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 3.4 t CO2eq/cap | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 4.46 t CO2eq/cap | +31.2% |
| 2002 | 4.33 t CO2eq/cap | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 4.2 t CO2eq/cap | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 4.07 t CO2eq/cap | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 3.95 t CO2eq/cap | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 3.82 t CO2eq/cap | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 3.71 t CO2eq/cap | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 3.59 t CO2eq/cap | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 3.49 t CO2eq/cap | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 3.38 t CO2eq/cap | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 3.28 t CO2eq/cap | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 3.18 t CO2eq/cap | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 3.09 t CO2eq/cap | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 3 t CO2eq/cap | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 2.91 t CO2eq/cap | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.67 t CO2eq/cap | -77.0% |
| 2017 | 0.65 t CO2eq/cap | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.63 t CO2eq/cap | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.62 t CO2eq/cap | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.55 t CO2eq/cap | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.53 t CO2eq/cap | -3.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.53 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.12 t CO2eq/cap, 4.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.53 t CO2eq/cap is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.22 t CO2eq/cap, 2.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -77.0% | 2.91 t CO2eq/cap | 0.67 t CO2eq/cap |
| 2001 | +31.2% | 3.4 t CO2eq/cap | 4.46 t CO2eq/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.99 t CO2eq/cap | 3.51 t CO2eq/cap | 4.57 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.9 t CO2eq/cap | 3.4 t CO2eq/cap | 4.46 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.14 t CO2eq/cap | 0.62 t CO2eq/cap | 3.38 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.56 t CO2eq/cap | 0.53 t CO2eq/cap | 0.6 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 44 Ecuador 0.68 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 45 Honduras 0.65 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 46 Solomon Islands 0.62 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 48 Seychelles 0.52 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 49 Bulgaria 0.48 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 50 Sierra Leone 0.41 t CO2eq/cap 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 land-use change — emissions per capita in Benin?
- Land-use change — emissions per capita in Benin was 0.53 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 4.57 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.53 t CO2eq/cap in 2023.
- How does Benin rank for land-use change — emissions per capita?
- Benin ranks 47th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.8%. 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 per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.