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Per capita methane emissions in Benin

Benin: Per capita methane emissions was 0.5234 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.5234
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
165th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.716
in 1982
All-time low
0.4172
in 1900
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita methane emissions in Benin, 1850–2024

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Benin recorded 0.5234 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 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.4172, 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.

Per capita methane emissions in Benin, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.57 —
1851 0.5624 -1.3%
1852 0.5554 -1.3%
1853 0.5487 -1.2%
1854 0.5421 -1.2%
1855 0.5356 -1.2%
1856 0.5291 -1.2%
1857 0.5227 -1.2%
1858 0.5164 -1.2%
1859 0.5097 -1.3%
1860 0.5026 -1.4%
1861 0.4995 -0.6%
1862 0.4961 -0.7%
1863 0.4922 -0.8%
1864 0.4884 -0.8%
1865 0.4846 -0.8%
1866 0.4809 -0.8%
1867 0.4772 -0.8%
1868 0.4735 -0.8%
1869 0.4697 -0.8%
1870 0.466 -0.8%
1871 0.4623 -0.8%
1872 0.4585 -0.8%
1873 0.4548 -0.8%
1874 0.451 -0.8%
1875 0.4473 -0.8%
1876 0.4437 -0.8%
1877 0.44 -0.8%
1878 0.4364 -0.8%
1879 0.4331 -0.8%
1880 0.4299 -0.7%
1881 0.4271 -0.7%
1882 0.4244 -0.6%
1883 0.4222 -0.5%
1884 0.4215 -0.2%
1885 0.4208 -0.2%
1886 0.4202 -0.2%
1887 0.4195 -0.1%
1888 0.4189 -0.1%
1889 0.4184 -0.1%
1890 0.418 -0.1%
1891 0.4178 -0.1%
1892 0.4176 -0.0%
1893 0.4176 -0.0%
1894 0.4175 -0.0%
1895 0.4175 -0.0%
1896 0.4175 +0.0%
1897 0.4176 +0.0%
1898 0.4177 +0.0%
1899 0.4175 -0.0%
1900 0.4172 -0.1%
1901 0.4196 +0.6%
1902 0.4219 +0.5%
1903 0.4239 +0.5%
1904 0.4259 +0.5%
1905 0.428 +0.5%
1906 0.4301 +0.5%
1907 0.4323 +0.5%
1908 0.4345 +0.5%
1909 0.4368 +0.5%
1910 0.4392 +0.6%
1911 0.4467 +1.7%
1912 0.4542 +1.7%
1913 0.4618 +1.7%
1914 0.4919 +6.5%
1915 0.4961 +0.9%
1916 0.5002 +0.8%
1917 0.5042 +0.8%
1918 0.5066 +0.5%
1919 0.5124 +1.1%
1920 0.5173 +1.0%
1921 0.5201 +0.5%
1922 0.5219 +0.3%
1923 0.5227 +0.2%
1924 0.5233 +0.1%
1925 0.5237 +0.1%
1926 0.5239 +0.0%
1927 0.5265 +0.5%
1928 0.529 +0.5%
1929 0.5315 +0.5%
1930 0.5339 +0.5%
1931 0.5373 +0.6%
1932 0.5408 +0.7%
1933 0.5458 +0.9%
1934 0.5507 +0.9%
1935 0.5701 +3.5%
1936 0.5731 +0.5%
1937 0.566 -1.2%
1938 0.5718 +1.0%
1939 0.5836 +2.1%
1940 0.5955 +2.0%
1941 0.5847 -1.8%
1942 0.5892 +0.8%
1943 0.5931 +0.7%
1944 0.5967 +0.6%
1945 0.5985 +0.3%
1946 0.6001 +0.3%
1947 0.6015 +0.2%
1948 0.6027 +0.2%
1949 0.6042 +0.2%
1950 0.6099 +0.9%
1951 0.6067 -0.5%
1952 0.604 -0.4%
1953 0.6018 -0.4%
1954 0.5998 -0.3%
1955 0.5981 -0.3%
1956 0.5967 -0.2%
1957 0.5953 -0.2%
1958 0.5939 -0.2%
1959 0.5926 -0.2%
1960 0.5914 -0.2%
1961 0.5872 -0.7%
1962 0.5974 +1.7%
1963 0.6075 +1.7%
1964 0.6141 +1.1%
1965 0.6296 +2.5%
1966 0.6405 +1.7%
1967 0.6457 +0.8%
1968 0.633 -2.0%
1969 0.6424 +1.5%
1970 0.6601 +2.8%
1971 0.6491 -1.7%
1972 0.6579 +1.4%
1973 0.6828 +3.8%
1974 0.6228 -8.8%
1975 0.6462 +3.8%
1976 0.6425 -0.6%
1977 0.661 +2.9%
1978 0.6343 -4.0%
1979 0.6401 +0.9%
1980 0.6785 +6.0%
1981 0.698 +2.9%
1982 0.716 +2.6%
1983 0.661 -7.7%
1984 0.6592 -0.3%
1985 0.6453 -2.1%
1986 0.596 -7.6%
1987 0.5884 -1.3%
1988 0.5716 -2.9%
1989 0.5674 -0.7%
1990 0.6156 +8.5%
1991 0.62 +0.7%
1992 0.6147 -0.9%
1993 0.5952 -3.2%
1994 0.608 +2.1%
1995 0.5674 -6.7%
1996 0.62 +9.3%
1997 0.6166 -0.5%
1998 0.6247 +1.3%
1999 0.6052 -3.1%
2000 0.6199 +2.4%
2001 0.5384 -13.1%
2002 0.563 +4.6%
2003 0.5411 -3.9%
2004 0.5278 -2.5%
2005 0.5645 +7.0%
2006 0.539 -4.5%
2007 0.5392 +0.0%
2008 0.5157 -4.4%
2009 0.5157 -0.0%
2010 0.5405 +4.8%
2011 0.5452 +0.9%
2012 0.5413 -0.7%
2013 0.5656 +4.5%
2014 0.551 -2.6%
2015 0.5469 -0.7%
2016 0.5503 +0.6%
2017 0.5438 -1.2%
2018 0.5433 -0.1%
2019 0.5532 +1.8%
2020 0.5268 -4.8%
2021 0.5321 +1.0%
2022 0.5332 +0.2%
2023 0.5297 -0.6%
2024 0.5234 -1.2%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 0.5234 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8299, 63% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 0.5234 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668, 60% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.5392 0.5097 0.57 10
1860s 0.4865 0.4697 0.5026 10
1870s 0.4493 0.4331 0.466 10
1880s 0.4223 0.4184 0.4299 10
1890s 0.4176 0.4175 0.418 10
1900s 0.427 0.4172 0.4368 10
1910s 0.4813 0.4392 0.5124 10
1920s 0.524 0.5173 0.5315 10
1930s 0.5573 0.5339 0.5836 10
1940s 0.5966 0.5847 0.6042 10
1950s 0.5999 0.5926 0.6099 10
1960s 0.6189 0.5872 0.6457 10
1970s 0.6497 0.6228 0.6828 10
1980s 0.6381 0.5674 0.716 10
1990s 0.6087 0.5674 0.6247 10
2000s 0.5464 0.5157 0.6199 10
2010s 0.5481 0.5405 0.5656 10
2020s 0.529 0.5234 0.5332 5

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 162 Armenia 0.5542 compare
  2. 163 Bangladesh 0.5506 compare
  3. 164 Micronesia (country) 0.5252 compare
  4. 166 Jordan 0.5138 compare
  5. 167 El Salvador 0.5058 compare
  6. 168 Sri Lanka 0.4803 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita methane emissions in Benin?
Per capita methane emissions in Benin was 0.5234 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 0.716 in 1982.
What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4172 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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