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Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Benin

Benin: Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use was 0.7163 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.7163
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
171st
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.7813
in 2015
All-time low
0.2136
in 1883
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Benin, 1850–2024

0.20.40.60.8185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Benin stood at 0.7163.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Benin peaked at 0.7813 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2136, in 1883.

Benin ranks 171st of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Benin, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.2825 —
1851 0.279 -1.3%
1852 0.2756 -1.2%
1853 0.2725 -1.1%
1854 0.2695 -1.1%
1855 0.2664 -1.1%
1856 0.2634 -1.1%
1857 0.2603 -1.1%
1858 0.2573 -1.2%
1859 0.2541 -1.2%
1860 0.2508 -1.3%
1861 0.2493 -0.6%
1862 0.2476 -0.7%
1863 0.2457 -0.8%
1864 0.2438 -0.8%
1865 0.2419 -0.8%
1866 0.2401 -0.8%
1867 0.2383 -0.8%
1868 0.2365 -0.8%
1869 0.2346 -0.8%
1870 0.2328 -0.8%
1871 0.231 -0.8%
1872 0.2294 -0.7%
1873 0.2277 -0.7%
1874 0.2262 -0.7%
1875 0.2247 -0.7%
1876 0.2232 -0.7%
1877 0.2217 -0.7%
1878 0.2201 -0.7%
1879 0.2187 -0.7%
1880 0.2172 -0.7%
1881 0.2159 -0.6%
1882 0.2146 -0.6%
1883 0.2136 -0.5%
1884 0.2142 +0.3%
1885 0.2147 +0.3%
1886 0.2153 +0.3%
1887 0.2159 +0.3%
1888 0.2165 +0.3%
1889 0.2172 +0.3%
1890 0.2183 +0.5%
1891 0.2192 +0.4%
1892 0.2202 +0.4%
1893 0.2212 +0.5%
1894 0.2223 +0.5%
1895 0.2234 +0.5%
1896 0.2245 +0.5%
1897 0.2257 +0.5%
1898 0.2269 +0.5%
1899 0.228 +0.5%
1900 0.2289 +0.4%
1901 0.2318 +1.3%
1902 0.2346 +1.2%
1903 0.2374 +1.2%
1904 0.2401 +1.2%
1905 0.243 +1.2%
1906 0.2458 +1.2%
1907 0.2487 +1.2%
1908 0.2517 +1.2%
1909 0.2546 +1.2%
1910 0.2576 +1.2%
1911 0.2624 +1.8%
1912 0.2672 +1.8%
1913 0.272 +1.8%
1914 0.2995 +10.1%
1915 0.3011 +0.5%
1916 0.3027 +0.5%
1917 0.3042 +0.5%
1918 0.3039 -0.1%
1919 0.3073 +1.1%
1920 0.3102 +0.9%
1921 0.3108 +0.2%
1922 0.3107 -0.0%
1923 0.31 -0.2%
1924 0.3093 -0.3%
1925 0.3084 -0.3%
1926 0.3073 -0.3%
1927 0.3088 +0.5%
1928 0.3103 +0.5%
1929 0.3118 +0.5%
1930 0.3133 +0.5%
1931 0.3151 +0.6%
1932 0.3171 +0.6%
1933 0.3207 +1.1%
1934 0.3243 +1.1%
1935 0.3426 +5.6%
1936 0.3435 +0.3%
1937 0.3344 -2.6%
1938 0.3383 +1.1%
1939 0.3485 +3.0%
1940 0.359 +3.0%
1941 0.3464 -3.5%
1942 0.3495 +0.9%
1943 0.3523 +0.8%
1944 0.355 +0.8%
1945 0.356 +0.3%
1946 0.3569 +0.3%
1947 0.3577 +0.2%
1948 0.3583 +0.2%
1949 0.3591 +0.2%
1950 0.4236 +18.0%
1951 0.4111 -3.0%
1952 0.415 +0.9%
1953 0.4035 -2.8%
1954 0.41 +1.6%
1955 0.408 -0.5%
1956 0.4146 +1.6%
1957 0.4141 -0.1%
1958 0.402 -2.9%
1959 0.391 -2.7%
1960 0.4122 +5.4%
1961 0.3965 -3.8%
1962 0.3965 +0.0%
1963 0.3881 -2.1%
1964 0.3934 +1.4%
1965 0.393 -0.1%
1966 0.3768 -4.1%
1967 0.3843 +2.0%
1968 0.3851 +0.2%
1969 0.3979 +3.3%
1970 0.437 +9.8%
1971 0.4337 -0.8%
1972 0.4599 +6.0%
1973 0.4526 -1.6%
1974 0.4553 +0.6%
1975 0.4609 +1.2%
1976 0.4038 -12.4%
1977 0.41 +1.5%
1978 0.4239 +3.4%
1979 0.4212 -0.7%
1980 0.4443 +5.5%
1981 0.466 +4.9%
1982 0.4914 +5.5%
1983 0.4308 -12.3%
1984 0.4324 +0.4%
1985 0.4842 +12.0%
1986 0.4677 -3.4%
1987 0.4274 -8.6%
1988 0.4226 -1.1%
1989 0.434 +2.7%
1990 0.4286 -1.2%
1991 0.4318 +0.8%
1992 0.4342 +0.5%
1993 0.4402 +1.4%
1994 0.455 +3.4%
1995 0.4573 +0.5%
1996 0.4761 +4.1%
1997 0.4584 -3.7%
1998 0.4375 -4.6%
1999 0.4899 +12.0%
2000 0.4617 -5.8%
2001 0.4876 +5.6%
2002 0.5344 +9.6%
2003 0.5593 +4.7%
2004 0.5729 +2.4%
2005 0.5582 -2.6%
2006 0.6493 +16.3%
2007 0.7048 +8.6%
2008 0.688 -2.4%
2009 0.7089 +3.0%
2010 0.7724 +8.9%
2011 0.7407 -4.1%
2012 0.7187 -3.0%
2013 0.74 +3.0%
2014 0.7459 +0.8%
2015 0.7813 +4.7%
2016 0.7711 -1.3%
2017 0.7778 +0.9%
2018 0.7748 -0.4%
2019 0.738 -4.8%
2020 0.7484 +1.4%
2021 0.7447 -0.5%
2022 0.7502 +0.7%
2023 0.7224 -3.7%
2024 0.7163 -0.9%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 0.7163 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.13, 64% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 0.7163 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7269, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.2681 0.2541 0.2825 10
1860s 0.2428 0.2346 0.2508 10
1870s 0.2255 0.2187 0.2328 10
1880s 0.2155 0.2136 0.2172 10
1890s 0.223 0.2183 0.228 10
1900s 0.2417 0.2289 0.2546 10
1910s 0.2878 0.2576 0.3073 10
1920s 0.3098 0.3073 0.3118 10
1930s 0.3298 0.3133 0.3485 10
1940s 0.355 0.3464 0.3591 10
1950s 0.4093 0.391 0.4236 10
1960s 0.3924 0.3768 0.4122 10
1970s 0.4358 0.4038 0.4609 10
1980s 0.4501 0.4226 0.4914 10
1990s 0.4509 0.4286 0.4899 10
2000s 0.5925 0.4617 0.7089 10
2010s 0.7561 0.7187 0.7813 10
2020s 0.7364 0.7163 0.7502 5

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 168 Haiti 0.7623 compare
  2. 169 Kiribati 0.7501 compare
  3. 170 Sudan 0.7374 compare
  4. 172 Kenya 0.6734 compare
  5. 173 East Timor 0.6698 compare
  6. 174 Solomon Islands 0.665 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Benin?
Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use in Benin was 0.7163 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita ghg co2 excluding land use recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 0.7813 in 2015.
What is the lowest per capita ghg co2 excluding land use recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2136 in 1883.
How does Benin rank for per capita ghg co2 excluding land use?
Benin ranks 171st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita ghg co2 excluding land use rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita ghg co2 excluding land use
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 33,567 data points, 1850–2024
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