Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net capita in Benin
Benin: Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net capita was 0.0005 kt per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) in Benin, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Benin is 0.0005 kt per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 82.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Benin peaked at 0.0046 kt per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 kt per person, in 2025.
Benin ranks 39th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0046 kt per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0044 kt per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0043 kt per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0041 kt per person | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0039 kt per person | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0039 kt per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0038 kt per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0037 kt per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0035 kt per person | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0034 kt per person | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0033 kt per person | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0045 kt per person | +33.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0043 kt per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0042 kt per person | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0041 kt per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0039 kt per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0038 kt per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0037 kt per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0036 kt per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0035 kt per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0034 kt per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0033 kt per person | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0032 kt per person | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0031 kt per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.003 kt per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0029 kt per person | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0007 kt per person | -77.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 kt per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0006 kt per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0006 kt per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0006 kt per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0006 kt per person | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 kt per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 kt per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 kt per person | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0005 kt per person | -2.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0005 kt per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 kt per person, 16.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0005 kt per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 kt per person, 2.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net capita in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -77.0% | 0.0029 kt per person | 0.0007 kt per person |
| 2001 | +33.7% | 0.0033 kt per person | 0.0045 kt per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.004 kt per person | 0.0034 kt per person | 0.0046 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0039 kt per person | 0.0033 kt per person | 0.0045 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0021 kt per person | 0.0006 kt per person | 0.0034 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0005 kt per person | 0.0005 kt per person | 0.0006 kt per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 36 Honduras 0.0006 kt per person compare
- 37 Seychelles 0.0005 kt per person compare
- 38 Bulgaria 0.0005 kt per person compare
- 40 Zambia 0.0004 kt per person compare
- 41 Sierra Leone 0.0004 kt per person compare
- 42 North Macedonia 0.0004 kt 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 net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Benin?
- Net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) in Benin was 0.0005 kt per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0046 kt per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 kt per person in 2025.
- How does Benin rank for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land)?
- Benin ranks 39th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.