Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Benin
Benin: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 3.47 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Benin, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Benin is 3.47 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Benin peaked at 8.67 tonnes per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.54 tonnes per person, in 2015.
Benin ranks 100th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.37 tonnes per person | 1.99 tonnes per person | 2.89 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.39 tonnes per person | 1.97 tonnes per person | 8.01 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.32 tonnes per person | 3.58 tonnes per person | 5.34 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.98 tonnes per person | 1.76 tonnes per person | 3.96 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.28 tonnes per person | 1.9 tonnes per person | 8.67 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.09 tonnes per person | 2.28 tonnes per person | 5.54 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.37 tonnes per person | 1.54 tonnes per person | 4.98 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.48 tonnes per person | 3.11 tonnes per person | 3.81 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 97 Switzerland 3.58 tonnes per person compare
- 98 Bulgaria 3.52 tonnes per person compare
- 99 Zambia 3.5 tonnes per person compare
- 101 Papua New Guinea 3.43 tonnes per person compare
- 102 North Macedonia 3.36 tonnes per person compare
- 103 Paraguay 3.35 tonnes per person compare
More climate change data for Benin
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.4% (2100)
- Population growth 2.4% (2025)
- Population, total 14.81 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.9% (2025)
- Urban population 7.91 million (2025)
- Urban population 53.4% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.4194 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 128.38 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.4194 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.4194 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Benin?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Benin was 3.47 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 8.67 tonnes per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.54 tonnes per person in 2015.
- How does Benin rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Benin ranks 100th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.