Waste — Emissions Share in Benin
Benin: Waste — Emissions Share was 17.06 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Benin, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, waste — emissions share in Benin stood at 17.06 %.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Benin peaked at 17.75 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 11.57 %, in 1998.
That places Benin 134th out of 222 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.61 % | — |
| 1991 | 13.59 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 13.7 % | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 13.99 % | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 13.6 % | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 14.65 % | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 13.17 % | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 13.45 % | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 11.57 % | -14.0% |
| 1999 | 12.26 % | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 12.67 % | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 16.63 % | +31.3% |
| 2002 | 15.97 % | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 16.71 % | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 17.28 % | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 15.88 % | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 16.73 % | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 16.79 % | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 17.75 % | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 17.67 % | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 16.96 % | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 16.7 % | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 16.9 % | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 16.26 % | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 16.79 % | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 16.89 % | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 16.75 % | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 16.98 % | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 17.07 % | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 16.76 % | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 17.65 % | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 17.51 % | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 17.49 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 17.06 % | -2.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 17.06 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.47 %, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Benin's 17.06 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.5 %, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +31.3% | 12.67 % | 16.63 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.36 % | 11.57 % | 14.65 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.41 % | 12.67 % | 17.75 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.81 % | 16.26 % | 17.07 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.43 % | 17.06 % | 17.65 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 131 United States 17.64 % compare
- 132 Bosnia and Herzegovina 17.16 % compare
- 133 Canada 17.11 % compare
- 135 Bangladesh 16.98 % compare
- 136 Tajikistan 16.94 % compare
- 137 Viet Nam 16.9 % compare
- 137 Vietnam 16.9 % compare
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 waste — emissions share in Benin?
- Waste — emissions share in Benin was 17.06 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 17.75 % in 2008.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.57 % in 1998.
- How does Benin rank for waste — emissions share?
- Benin ranks 134th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.