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Share global methane emissions in Benin

Benin: Share global methane emissions was 0.0803 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0803
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
116th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0803
in 2024
All-time low
0.0255
in 1900
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global methane emissions in Benin, 1850–2024

0.020.040.060.08185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share global methane emissions in Benin stood at 0.0803. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Benin peaked at 0.0803 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0255, in 1900.

Benin ranks 116th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share global methane emissions in Benin, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0359 —
1851 0.0355 -1.0%
1852 0.0351 -1.1%
1853 0.0347 -1.2%
1854 0.0341 -1.6%
1855 0.0338 -1.1%
1856 0.0333 -1.3%
1857 0.033 -1.1%
1858 0.0326 -1.1%
1859 0.0322 -1.3%
1860 0.0317 -1.5%
1861 0.0316 -0.4%
1862 0.0315 -0.3%
1863 0.0313 -0.6%
1864 0.0311 -0.6%
1865 0.0309 -0.5%
1866 0.0308 -0.5%
1867 0.0307 -0.4%
1868 0.0306 -0.3%
1869 0.0304 -0.5%
1870 0.0303 -0.3%
1871 0.0301 -0.7%
1872 0.0298 -1.1%
1873 0.0295 -0.8%
1874 0.0295 -0.1%
1875 0.0292 -0.9%
1876 0.0291 -0.5%
1877 0.0289 -0.6%
1878 0.0288 -0.5%
1879 0.0285 -0.8%
1880 0.0282 -1.2%
1881 0.028 -0.9%
1882 0.0277 -0.9%
1883 0.0274 -1.0%
1884 0.0274 -0.2%
1885 0.0273 -0.2%
1886 0.0273 -0.2%
1887 0.0271 -0.5%
1888 0.0269 -0.9%
1889 0.0269 -0.1%
1890 0.0266 -0.9%
1891 0.0265 -0.5%
1892 0.0265 -0.1%
1893 0.0265 +0.2%
1894 0.0264 -0.4%
1895 0.0263 -0.6%
1896 0.0262 -0.3%
1897 0.0261 -0.5%
1898 0.0259 -0.5%
1899 0.0257 -1.0%
1900 0.0255 -0.7%
1901 0.0256 +0.3%
1902 0.0257 +0.5%
1903 0.0256 -0.3%
1904 0.0258 +0.6%
1905 0.0259 +0.2%
1906 0.0258 -0.1%
1907 0.0256 -0.9%
1908 0.0259 +1.4%
1909 0.026 +0.1%
1910 0.026 +0.2%
1911 0.0264 +1.6%
1912 0.0268 +1.5%
1913 0.027 +0.7%
1914 0.0293 +8.4%
1915 0.0296 +1.3%
1916 0.0296 -0.1%
1917 0.0297 +0.3%
1918 0.0302 +1.5%
1919 0.0312 +3.3%
1920 0.0309 -0.7%
1921 0.032 +3.5%
1922 0.0319 -0.4%
1923 0.0314 -1.5%
1924 0.0316 +0.5%
1925 0.0318 +0.6%
1926 0.0321 +1.2%
1927 0.0319 -0.8%
1928 0.0323 +1.3%
1929 0.0322 -0.2%
1930 0.0328 +1.8%
1931 0.0336 +2.5%
1932 0.0343 +2.2%
1933 0.0346 +0.7%
1934 0.0345 -0.1%
1935 0.0356 +3.0%
1936 0.0353 -0.8%
1937 0.0346 -1.9%
1938 0.0353 +2.1%
1939 0.0359 +1.6%
1940 0.0364 +1.4%
1941 0.0358 -1.7%
1942 0.0362 +1.3%
1943 0.0364 +0.5%
1944 0.0368 +1.0%
1945 0.0379 +3.2%
1946 0.0377 -0.7%
1947 0.0372 -1.1%
1948 0.0375 +0.6%
1949 0.0378 +0.8%
1950 0.0376 -0.4%
1951 0.0366 -2.9%
1952 0.0359 -1.7%
1953 0.0353 -1.8%
1954 0.0347 -1.8%
1955 0.0334 -3.7%
1956 0.0327 -2.1%
1957 0.0321 -1.8%
1958 0.0318 -0.9%
1959 0.0309 -3.0%
1960 0.0304 -1.5%
1961 0.0304 +0.1%
1962 0.0311 +2.0%
1963 0.0315 +1.3%
1964 0.0318 +1.1%
1965 0.0325 +2.1%
1966 0.0325 +0.2%
1967 0.0331 +1.8%
1968 0.0326 -1.6%
1969 0.0328 +0.7%
1970 0.0336 +2.5%
1971 0.0337 +0.2%
1972 0.0343 +1.7%
1973 0.0356 +3.8%
1974 0.033 -7.2%
1975 0.0347 +5.1%
1976 0.0348 +0.5%
1977 0.0364 +4.4%
1978 0.0356 -2.1%
1979 0.036 +1.2%
1980 0.0396 +9.8%
1981 0.0427 +8.0%
1982 0.0447 +4.5%
1983 0.0426 -4.7%
1984 0.0432 +1.4%
1985 0.043 -0.5%
1986 0.0403 -6.3%
1987 0.0406 +0.9%
1988 0.04 -1.4%
1989 0.0401 +0.2%
1990 0.0447 +11.6%
1991 0.0468 +4.7%
1992 0.0479 +2.2%
1993 0.0485 +1.3%
1994 0.051 +5.1%
1995 0.0479 -6.1%
1996 0.0534 +11.6%
1997 0.055 +3.0%
1998 0.058 +5.5%
1999 0.0577 -0.6%
2000 0.0603 +4.5%
2001 0.0539 -10.7%
2002 0.0585 +8.6%
2003 0.0565 -3.4%
2004 0.0558 -1.3%
2005 0.0608 +9.1%
2006 0.0589 -3.3%
2007 0.0603 +2.4%
2008 0.0588 -2.4%
2009 0.061 +3.7%
2010 0.0646 +5.9%
2011 0.0653 +1.0%
2012 0.0662 +1.4%
2013 0.0716 +8.2%
2014 0.0711 -0.7%
2015 0.0725 +2.0%
2016 0.0748 +3.2%
2017 0.0748 +0.0%
2018 0.0758 +1.2%
2019 0.0787 +3.8%
2020 0.0776 -1.4%
2021 0.0789 +1.8%
2022 0.0796 +0.8%
2023 0.08 +0.5%
2024 0.0803 +0.4%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 0.0803 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.125, 64% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 0.0803 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1431, 56% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.034 0.0322 0.0359 10
1860s 0.0311 0.0304 0.0317 10
1870s 0.0294 0.0285 0.0303 10
1880s 0.0274 0.0269 0.0282 10
1890s 0.0263 0.0257 0.0266 10
1900s 0.0257 0.0255 0.026 10
1910s 0.0286 0.026 0.0312 10
1920s 0.0318 0.0309 0.0323 10
1930s 0.0347 0.0328 0.0359 10
1940s 0.037 0.0358 0.0379 10
1950s 0.0341 0.0309 0.0376 10
1960s 0.0319 0.0304 0.0331 10
1970s 0.0348 0.033 0.0364 10
1980s 0.0417 0.0396 0.0447 10
1990s 0.0511 0.0447 0.058 10
2000s 0.0585 0.0539 0.061 10
2010s 0.0715 0.0646 0.0787 10
2020s 0.0793 0.0776 0.0803 5

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 113 Tunisia 0.0871 compare
  2. 114 Kyrgyzstan 0.0849 compare
  3. 115 Sweden 0.0836 compare
  4. 117 Serbia 0.0729 compare
  5. 118 Namibia 0.067 compare
  6. 119 Togo 0.0665 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global methane emissions in Benin?
Share global methane emissions in Benin was 0.0803 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 0.0803 in 2024.
What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0255 in 1900.
How does Benin rank for share global methane emissions?
Benin ranks 116th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. 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 Share global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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