Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions in Benin
Benin: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions was 0.7163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
171st
of 197 countries
All-time high
0.7813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2015
All-time low
0.2136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1883
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions in Benin, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Benin stood at 0.7163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
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 emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Benin peaked at 0.7813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2541 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2346 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2508 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.2255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2878 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3118 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4617 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 168 Haiti 0.7623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 169 Kiribati 0.7501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 170 Sudan 0.7374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 172 Kenya 0.6734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 173 East Timor 0.6698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 174 Solomon Islands 0.665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Benin?
- Per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions in Benin was 0.7163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1883.
- How does Benin rank for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Benin ranks 171st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions 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 Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.