Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Benin
Benin: Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Benin, 1958–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Benin is 0.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 67 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 118.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Benin peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1958.
That places Benin 110th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1958 | 0.0% | — |
| 1959 | 0.0% | — |
| 1960 | 0.0% | — |
| 1961 | 0.0% | — |
| 1962 | 0.0% | — |
| 1963 | 0.0% | — |
| 1964 | 0.0% | — |
| 1965 | 0.0% | — |
| 1966 | 0.0% | — |
| 1967 | 0.0% | — |
| 1968 | 0.0% | — |
| 1969 | 0.0% | — |
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.0% | — |
| 1972 | 0.0% | — |
| 1973 | 0.0% | — |
| 1974 | 0.0% | — |
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 0.0% | — |
| 1978 | 0.0% | — |
| 1979 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -10.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -5.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -7.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -40.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +17.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +14.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -22.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +17.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -19.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +22.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -15.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +19.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +78.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 53% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2018 | +78.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More climate change data for Benin
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.33 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,583 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 149.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 457.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 256.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 200.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9664 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Benin?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from cement in Benin was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1958.
- How does Benin rank for share of global co₂ emissions from cement?
- Benin ranks 110th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from cement in the same year.