Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) in Benin

Benin: Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) was 7,502 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
7,502 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
43rd
of 252 countries
All-time high
33,135 kt
in 2001
All-time low
7,502 kt
in 2021
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) in Benin, 1990–2023

10.0k20.0k30.0k1990200620231990: 24.0k kt1991: 24.0k kt1992: 24.0k kt1993: 24.0k kt1994: 24.0k kt1995: 24.0k kt1996: 24.0k kt1997: 24.0k kt1998: 24.0k kt1999: 24.0k kt2000: 24.0k kt2001: 33.1k kt2002: 33.1k kt2003: 33.1k kt2004: 33.1k kt2005: 33.1k kt2006: 33.1k kt2007: 33.1k kt2008: 33.1k kt2009: 33.1k kt2010: 33.1k kt2011: 33.0k kt2012: 33.0k kt2013: 33.0k kt2014: 33.0k kt2015: 33.0k kt2016: 7.8k kt2017: 7.8k kt2018: 7.8k kt2019: 7.8k kt2020: 7.8k 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 7,502 kt for net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 77.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) in Benin peaked at 33,135 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7,502 kt, in 2021.

Benin ranks 43rd of 252 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Benin, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 24,041 kt —
1991 24,041 kt +0.0%
1992 24,041 kt +0.0%
1993 24,041 kt +0.0%
1994 24,041 kt +0.0%
1995 24,041 kt +0.0%
1996 24,041 kt +0.0%
1997 24,041 kt +0.0%
1998 24,041 kt +0.0%
1999 24,041 kt +0.0%
2000 24,041 kt +0.0%
2001 33,135 kt +37.8%
2002 33,135 kt +0.0%
2003 33,135 kt +0.0%
2004 33,135 kt +0.0%
2005 33,135 kt +0.0%
2006 33,135 kt +0.0%
2007 33,135 kt +0.0%
2008 33,135 kt +0.0%
2009 33,135 kt +0.0%
2010 33,135 kt +0.0%
2011 33,048 kt -0.3%
2012 33,048 kt +0.0%
2013 33,048 kt +0.0%
2014 33,048 kt +0.0%
2015 33,048 kt +0.0%
2016 7,818 kt -76.3%
2017 7,818 kt +0.0%
2018 7,818 kt +0.0%
2019 7,818 kt +0.0%
2020 7,818 kt +0.0%
2021 7,502 kt -4.0%
2022 7,502 kt +0.0%
2023 7,502 kt +0.0%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 7,502 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 412.71 kt, 18.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 7,502 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,460 kt, 2.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24,041 kt 24,041 kt 24,041 kt 10
2000s 32,226 kt 24,041 kt 33,135 kt 10
2010s 22,965 kt 7,818 kt 33,135 kt 10
2020s 7,581 kt 7,502 kt 7,818 kt 4

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 40 Sudan 8,894 kt compare
  2. 41 Guyana 8,078 kt compare
  3. 42 Ethiopia 7,989 kt compare
  4. 44 Uganda 7,373 kt compare
  5. 45 Malawi 7,068 kt compare
  6. 46 Sudan (former) 6,640 kt compare

See the full ranking of 285 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) in Benin?
Net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) in Benin was 7,502 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 33,135 kt in 2001.
What is the lowest net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 7,502 kt in 2021.
How does Benin rank for net forest conversion — emissions (co2eq)?
Benin ranks 43rd out of 252 countries with data for 2023.
Is net forest conversion — 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 Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
285 places, 9,478 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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