Per capita methane emissions in Benin
Benin: Per capita methane emissions was 0.5234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.5234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
165th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1982
All-time low
0.4172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1900
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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
Benin recorded 0.5234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita methane emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Benin peaked at 0.716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.4172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1900.
Benin ranks 165th of 199 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 | 0.5392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.4865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.4493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.4223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4175 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.4813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5157 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 162 Armenia 0.5542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 163 Bangladesh 0.5506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 164 Micronesia (country) 0.5252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 166 Jordan 0.5138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 167 El Salvador 0.5058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 168 Sri Lanka 0.4803 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 methane emissions in Benin?
- Per capita methane emissions in Benin was 0.5234 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 methane emissions recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4172 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1900.
- How does Benin rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Benin ranks 165th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.