Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Methane emissions, per square kilometre was 67.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
67.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
118th
of 195 countries
All-time high
67.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
All-time low
13.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
Analysis
Benin recorded 67.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre for methane emissions, per square kilometre in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 67.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Benin 118th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 13.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 13.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1963 | 14.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 14.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 15.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 15.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 16.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 16.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 17.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 17.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 18.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 18.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 19.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 18.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 19.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 20.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 21.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 20.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 21.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 23.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 26.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 25.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 25.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 25.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 24.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 25.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 25.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 25.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 28.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1991 | 29.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 30.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 32.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 31.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 35.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1997 | 36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 37.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 37.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 39.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 35.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 38.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 37.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 38.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 42.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 41.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 42.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 42.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 43.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 46.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 48.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 49.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 53.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 53.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 55.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 57.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 58.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 59.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 62.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 61.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 63.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 65.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 66.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 67.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | +1.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 67.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 63.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 67.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 13.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 17.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 17.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 21.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 23.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 26.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 28.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 37.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 35.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 43.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 46.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 62.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 61.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 67.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 115 Brazil 69.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 116 Eswatini 68.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 117 Morocco 67.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 119 Jordan 66.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 120 South Africa 65.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre compare
- 121 Moldova 62.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Benin?
- Methane emissions, per square kilometre in Benin was 67.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 67.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 118th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Methane emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Methane emissions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Methane emissions ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.