Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas in Benin
Benin: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Benin is 0.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.1% on the previous year and up 1,797.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Benin peaked at 0.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
That places Benin 113th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | — |
| 1952 | 0.0% | — |
| 1953 | 0.0% | — |
| 1954 | 0.0% | — |
| 1955 | 0.0% | — |
| 1956 | 0.0% | — |
| 1957 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +238.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +75.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +71.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +32.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +75.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | +44.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +24.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +18.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +16.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 4% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 1.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7 |
| 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas in Benin?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Benin rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas?
- Benin ranks 113th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from burning gas rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,797.6%. 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from burning gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from gas.