Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Benin
Benin: Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Benin, 1950–2024
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 including land-use change in Benin is 0.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Benin peaked at 0.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1960.
That places Benin 67th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Share of global CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.1% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | -24.1% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | -12.7% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +5.6% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +7.0% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +11.3% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | -28.6% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +56.9% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | +12.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1% | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | +7.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | +17.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | +27.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | +43.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | -37.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -15.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | -5.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +15.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -7.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1% | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -10.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -8.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +13.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -25.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +14.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -21.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -11.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -22.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +30.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | -13.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +14.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +24.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | +40.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | +52.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | +52.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -18.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -32.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -39.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +109.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -51.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +29.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +19.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +29.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -33.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -45.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +110.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +66.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -47.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +49.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +20.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +1.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 3.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 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 including land-use change in Benin?
- Share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change in Benin was 0.1% 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 including land-use change recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1960.
- How does Benin rank for share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Benin ranks 67th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured as a percentage of global total emissions of CO₂ in the same year.