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Share nitrous oxide emissions in Benin

Benin: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.1095 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.1095
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
103rd
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.1107
in 2023
All-time low
0.0256
in 1870
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Benin, 1850–2024

0.020.040.060.080.10.12185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, share nitrous oxide emissions in Benin stood at 0.1095.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in Benin peaked at 0.1107 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0256, in 1870.

Benin ranks 103rd 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 nitrous oxide emissions in Benin, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0258 —
1851 0.0259 +0.2%
1852 0.0259 +0.2%
1853 0.026 +0.2%
1854 0.026 +0.1%
1855 0.026 +0.1%
1856 0.026 +0.1%
1857 0.0261 +0.0%
1858 0.0261 -0.0%
1859 0.026 -0.1%
1860 0.026 -0.1%
1861 0.026 -0.1%
1862 0.0259 -0.1%
1863 0.0259 -0.2%
1864 0.0259 -0.2%
1865 0.0258 -0.2%
1866 0.0258 -0.2%
1867 0.0257 -0.2%
1868 0.0257 -0.1%
1869 0.0257 -0.1%
1870 0.0256 -0.1%
1871 0.0257 +0.2%
1872 0.0258 +0.6%
1873 0.0261 +0.9%
1874 0.0263 +1.0%
1875 0.0266 +1.0%
1876 0.0269 +0.9%
1877 0.0271 +0.8%
1878 0.0272 +0.6%
1879 0.0274 +0.4%
1880 0.0274 +0.2%
1881 0.0274 +0.1%
1882 0.0274 +0.0%
1883 0.0274 +0.0%
1884 0.0274 -0.0%
1885 0.0274 -0.0%
1886 0.0274 -0.0%
1887 0.0274 -0.0%
1888 0.0274 -0.0%
1889 0.0274 -0.0%
1890 0.0278 +1.3%
1891 0.0277 -0.1%
1892 0.0277 -0.1%
1893 0.0277 -0.1%
1894 0.0277 -0.1%
1895 0.0276 -0.0%
1896 0.0277 +0.0%
1897 0.0277 +0.1%
1898 0.0277 +0.2%
1899 0.0278 +0.3%
1900 0.0279 +0.4%
1901 0.028 +0.4%
1902 0.0281 +0.2%
1903 0.0281 +0.1%
1904 0.0282 +0.1%
1905 0.0282 +0.1%
1906 0.0283 +0.2%
1907 0.0283 +0.3%
1908 0.0285 +0.4%
1909 0.0286 +0.6%
1910 0.0289 +0.9%
1911 0.0293 +1.4%
1912 0.0299 +2.1%
1913 0.0307 +2.6%
1914 0.0315 +2.9%
1915 0.0325 +3.0%
1916 0.0335 +3.0%
1917 0.0345 +3.0%
1918 0.0354 +2.8%
1919 0.0364 +2.6%
1920 0.0372 +2.4%
1921 0.0381 +2.4%
1922 0.0391 +2.6%
1923 0.0402 +2.7%
1924 0.0412 +2.5%
1925 0.0421 +2.3%
1926 0.043 +2.0%
1927 0.0437 +1.6%
1928 0.0442 +1.2%
1929 0.0445 +0.6%
1930 0.0445 +0.0%
1931 0.0442 -0.7%
1932 0.0436 -1.2%
1933 0.0429 -1.7%
1934 0.042 -2.0%
1935 0.0411 -2.2%
1936 0.0402 -2.3%
1937 0.0393 -2.2%
1938 0.0385 -2.0%
1939 0.0379 -1.6%
1940 0.0376 -1.0%
1941 0.0396 +5.4%
1942 0.045 +13.6%
1943 0.0519 +15.2%
1944 0.0588 +13.3%
1945 0.0649 +10.4%
1946 0.0699 +7.7%
1947 0.0736 +5.4%
1948 0.0761 +3.4%
1949 0.0774 +1.6%
1950 0.0772 -0.2%
1951 0.0756 -2.2%
1952 0.0726 -4.0%
1953 0.0686 -5.4%
1954 0.0642 -6.5%
1955 0.0595 -7.3%
1956 0.0549 -7.7%
1957 0.0507 -7.6%
1958 0.0472 -6.9%
1959 0.0446 -5.4%
1960 0.0432 -3.2%
1961 0.0445 +3.0%
1962 0.0451 +1.4%
1963 0.046 +1.8%
1964 0.0462 +0.6%
1965 0.0469 +1.6%
1966 0.0462 -1.6%
1967 0.047 +1.8%
1968 0.0451 -4.0%
1969 0.0462 +2.3%
1970 0.0502 +8.7%
1971 0.0503 +0.3%
1972 0.0501 -0.5%
1973 0.0531 +6.0%
1974 0.0456 -14.1%
1975 0.0475 +4.3%
1976 0.0477 +0.4%
1977 0.0514 +7.7%
1978 0.0481 -6.4%
1979 0.0494 +2.5%
1980 0.056 +13.5%
1981 0.0535 -4.4%
1982 0.0601 +12.4%
1983 0.0605 +0.6%
1984 0.0603 -0.3%
1985 0.061 +1.1%
1986 0.057 -6.4%
1987 0.0564 -1.1%
1988 0.0529 -6.2%
1989 0.0553 +4.5%
1990 0.0661 +19.5%
1991 0.069 +4.3%
1992 0.0692 +0.3%
1993 0.0689 -0.4%
1994 0.074 +7.4%
1995 0.0699 -5.5%
1996 0.0853 +21.9%
1997 0.0884 +3.7%
1998 0.0934 +5.6%
1999 0.091 -2.5%
2000 0.0966 +6.1%
2001 0.0787 -18.6%
2002 0.091 +15.7%
2003 0.0815 -10.4%
2004 0.0767 -6.0%
2005 0.0934 +21.8%
2006 0.083 -11.1%
2007 0.084 +1.1%
2008 0.0765 -8.9%
2009 0.0817 +6.8%
2010 0.0807 -1.3%
2011 0.0807 +0.0%
2012 0.0822 +1.8%
2013 0.0877 +6.7%
2014 0.0865 -1.3%
2015 0.0851 -1.6%
2016 0.0927 +8.9%
2017 0.0877 -5.4%
2018 0.0999 +13.8%
2019 0.109 +9.1%
2020 0.1016 -6.8%
2021 0.1035 +1.9%
2022 0.1079 +4.3%
2023 0.1107 +2.6%
2024 0.1095 -1.1%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 0.1095 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1182, 93% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 0.1095 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1991, 55% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.026 0.0258 0.0261 10
1860s 0.0258 0.0257 0.026 10
1870s 0.0265 0.0256 0.0274 10
1880s 0.0274 0.0274 0.0274 10
1890s 0.0277 0.0276 0.0278 10
1900s 0.0282 0.0279 0.0286 10
1910s 0.0323 0.0289 0.0364 10
1920s 0.0413 0.0372 0.0445 10
1930s 0.0414 0.0379 0.0445 10
1940s 0.0595 0.0376 0.0774 10
1950s 0.0615 0.0446 0.0772 10
1960s 0.0457 0.0432 0.047 10
1970s 0.0493 0.0456 0.0531 10
1980s 0.0573 0.0529 0.061 10
1990s 0.0775 0.0661 0.0934 10
2000s 0.0843 0.0765 0.0966 10
2010s 0.0892 0.0807 0.109 10
2020s 0.1066 0.1016 0.1107 5

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 100 Namibia 0.1139 compare
  2. 101 Tunisia 0.1138 compare
  3. 102 Slovakia 0.1114 compare
  4. 104 Mauritania 0.1088 compare
  5. 105 Azerbaijan 0.1014 compare
  6. 106 Cuba 0.1013 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share nitrous oxide emissions in Benin?
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Benin was 0.1095 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 0.1107 in 2023.
What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0256 in 1870.
How does Benin rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
Benin ranks 103rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. 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 nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share nitrous oxide 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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