Life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita in Benin
Benin: Life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita was 60.77 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita in Benin, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 60.77 for life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita in Benin peaked at 60.77 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.4, in 1950.
Benin ranks 228th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36.83 | 35.4 | 38.39 | 10 |
| 1960s | 40.7 | 38.77 | 42.59 | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.18 | 43.03 | 47.36 | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.89 | 47.75 | 52.45 | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.97 | 53.02 | 56.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.48 | 56.59 | 58.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.08 | 58.39 | 59.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.25 | 59.61 | 60.77 | 4 |
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More climate change data for Benin
- Share co2 vs population 0.3889 (2100)
- Population growth 2.4% (2025)
- Population, total 14.81 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.9% (2025)
- Urban population 7.91 million (2025)
- Urban population 53.4% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 0.4194 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 128.38 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 0.4194 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 0.4194 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita in Benin?
- Life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita in Benin was 60.77 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 60.77 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4 in 1950.
- How does Benin rank for life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita?
- Benin ranks 228th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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