Methane emissions, per capita in Benin
Benin: Methane emissions, per capita was 0.5234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.5234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
162nd
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1982
All-time low
0.5157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2009
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Methane emissions, per capita in Benin, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, methane emissions, per capita in Benin stood at 0.5234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.5157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2009.
That places Benin 162nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Methane emissions, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.5974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.6075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.6141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.6296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.6405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.6457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.6424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.6601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.6491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.6579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.6228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.6425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.6343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.6401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.6785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 0.698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 0.5884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.5674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.6156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 0.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 0.608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 0.563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.5278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 0.539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.5234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.5234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 63% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.5234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 60% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 159 Bangladesh 0.5506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 160 Armenia 0.5433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 161 Micronesia (country) 0.5253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 163 Jordan 0.5138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 164 Sri Lanka 0.5064 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 165 El Salvador 0.5058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 methane emissions, per capita in Benin?
- Methane emissions, per capita in Benin was 0.5234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2009.
- How does Benin rank for methane emissions, per capita?
- Benin ranks 162nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Methane emissions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Methane emissions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.