Benin CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
7,048,076
tons
Year-over-Year
+2.26%
increase
Global Share
0.02%
Per Capita
0.52
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in Benin were 7,048,076 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions increased by 2.3% over the previous year, representing an increase by 155,855 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 6,892,220 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in Benin are equivalent to 0.52 tons per person, a decrease by 0 over the figure of 0.53 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of −0.4% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of Benin
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7,048,076 | 2.26% | 0.52 | 0.02% |
| 2023 | 6,892,220 | −2.37% | 0.53 | 0.02% |
| 2022 | 7,059,440 | 4.64% | 0.55 | 0.02% |
| 2021 | 6,746,725 | −22.5% | 0.54 | 0.02% |
| 2020 | 8,705,917 | 6.91% | 0.72 | 0.02% |
| 2019 | 8,143,524 | −1.3% | 0.69 | 0.02% |
| 2018 | 8,251,009 | 13.89% | 0.72 | 0.02% |
| 2017 | 7,244,468 | 1.36% | 0.65 | 0.02% |
| 2016 | 7,147,262 | 23.01% | 0.66 | 0.02% |
| 2015 | 5,810,380 | 6.42% | 0.55 | 0.02% |
| 2014 | 5,459,813 | 9.84% | 0.53 | 0.02% |
| 2013 | 4,970,695 | 5.2% | 0.5 | 0.01% |
| 2012 | 4,724,917 | −4.76% | 0.49 | 0.01% |
| 2011 | 4,961,087 | −2.37% | 0.52 | 0.01% |
| 2010 | 5,081,517 | 8.48% | 0.55 | 0.01% |
| 2009 | 4,684,495 | 7.29% | 0.52 | 0.01% |
| 2008 | 4,366,213 | −0.74% | 0.5 | 0.01% |
| 2007 | 4,398,620 | 13.98% | 0.52 | 0.01% |
| 2006 | 3,859,093 | 37.75% | 0.47 | 0.01% |
| 2005 | 2,801,497 | 9.5% | 0.35 | 0.01% |
| 2004 | 2,558,387 | 6.6% | 0.33 | 0.01% |
| 2003 | 2,400,008 | 12% | 0.32 | 0.01% |
| 2002 | 2,142,865 | 15.38% | 0.29 | 0.01% |
| 2001 | 1,857,271 | 20.13% | 0.26 | 0.01% |
| 2000 | 1,546,054 | 7.26% | 0.23 | 0.01% |
| 1999 | 1,441,453 | 9.57% | 0.22 | 0.01% |
| 1998 | 1,315,507 | −3.61% | 0.2 | 0.01% |
| 1997 | 1,364,831 | 26.84% | 0.22 | 0.01% |
| 1996 | 1,076,053 | 169.98% | 0.18 | < 0.01% |
| 1995 | 398,562 | 1.65% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 1994 | 392,097 | 1.73% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 1993 | 385,415 | 1.22% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 1992 | 380,761 | 8.65% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 1991 | 350,461 | −12.07% | 0.07 | < 0.01% |
| 1990 | 398,573 | −0.91% | 0.08 | < 0.01% |
| 1989 | 402,237 | −11.78% | 0.08 | < 0.01% |
| 1988 | 455,967 | −9.44% | 0.1 | < 0.01% |
| 1987 | 503,492 | −9.14% | 0.11 | < 0.01% |
| 1986 | 554,140 | −10.33% | 0.13 | < 0.01% |
| 1985 | 617,946 | 17.74% | 0.14 | < 0.01% |
| 1984 | 524,818 | 2.72% | 0.13 | < 0.01% |
| 1983 | 510,898 | −1.32% | 0.13 | < 0.01% |
| 1982 | 517,756 | 16.05% | 0.13 | < 0.01% |
| 1981 | 446,159 | −16.83% | 0.12 | < 0.01% |
| 1980 | 536,456 | 5.07% | 0.14 | < 0.01% |
| 1979 | 510,563 | 12.19% | 0.14 | < 0.01% |
| 1978 | 455,106 | 6.3% | 0.13 | < 0.01% |
| 1977 | 428,138 | 16.69% | 0.12 | < 0.01% |
| 1976 | 366,911 | −33.24% | 0.11 | < 0.01% |
| 1975 | 549,575 | 12.17% | 0.17 | < 0.01% |
| 1974 | 489,928 | 2.63% | 0.15 | < 0.01% |
| 1973 | 477,356 | 3.22% | 0.15 | < 0.01% |
| 1972 | 462,472 | 27.57% | 0.15 | < 0.01% |
| 1971 | 362,525 | −21.26% | 0.12 | < 0.01% |
| 1970 | 460,414 | – | 0.16 | < 0.01% |
See also
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).