Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Benin
Benin: Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) was 7,502 kt in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) in Benin, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Benin recorded 7,502 kt for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 77.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Benin peaked at 33,135 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 7,502 kt, in 2021.
That places Benin 34th out of 223 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 | 7,555 kt | 7,502 kt | 7,818 kt | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More climate change data for Benin
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.18 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Benin?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) in Benin was 7,502 kt in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 33,135 kt in 2001.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,502 kt in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2)?
- Benin ranks 34th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) 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 — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).