Benin Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Total GHG Emissions (2024)
17,767,053
tons CO₂eq
Year-over-Year
+2.38%
increase
Global Share
0.03%
Per Capita
1.32
tons per person
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Gas
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
- GHG emissions in Benin were 17,767,053 tons CO₂eq in 2024.
- Emissions increased by 2.4% over the previous year, representing an increase by 413,113 tons over 2023, when GHG emissions were 17,353,940 tons.
- Per capita: 1.32 tons CO₂eq (vs global avg 6.56 t).
- Benin accounts for 0.03% of global GHG emissions.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Year
| Year | GHG Total (tons) | CO₂ | CH₄ | N₂O | F-gases | Per Capita | Change | Global Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17,767,053 | 7,048,076 | 7,640,593 | 2,127,465 | 950,919 | 1.32 | 2.38% | 0.03% |
| 2023 | 17,353,940 | 6,892,220 | 7,495,259 | 2,077,312 | 889,149 | 1.32 | 1.76% | 0.03% |
| 2022 | 17,053,139 | 7,059,440 | 7,215,797 | 1,950,762 | 827,139 | 1.33 | 5.36% | 0.03% |
| 2021 | 16,185,292 | 6,746,725 | 6,824,496 | 1,848,464 | 765,608 | 1.3 | −8.37% | 0.03% |
| 2020 | 17,664,303 | 8,705,917 | 6,488,524 | 1,767,440 | 702,421 | 1.46 | 3.07% | 0.04% |
| 2019 | 17,138,117 | 8,143,524 | 6,555,225 | 1,798,258 | 641,111 | 1.45 | 1.23% | 0.03% |
| 2018 | 16,930,608 | 8,251,009 | 6,345,486 | 1,753,100 | 581,013 | 1.47 | 9.09% | 0.03% |
| 2017 | 15,519,992 | 7,244,468 | 6,068,257 | 1,694,403 | 512,863 | 1.39 | 2.27% | 0.03% |
| 2016 | 15,174,971 | 7,147,262 | 5,909,041 | 1,661,491 | 457,178 | 1.4 | 12.41% | 0.03% |
| 2015 | 13,499,584 | 5,810,380 | 5,713,431 | 1,575,051 | 400,722 | 1.28 | 4.31% | 0.03% |
| 2014 | 12,941,472 | 5,459,813 | 5,588,428 | 1,530,610 | 362,622 | 1.26 | 5.1% | 0.03% |
| 2013 | 12,313,744 | 4,970,695 | 5,511,751 | 1,498,621 | 332,677 | 1.23 | 6.23% | 0.03% |
| 2012 | 11,591,279 | 4,724,917 | 5,114,095 | 1,428,586 | 323,681 | 1.19 | −0.45% | 0.02% |
| 2011 | 11,643,953 | 4,961,087 | 4,969,788 | 1,395,649 | 317,428 | 1.23 | 0.82% | 0.02% |
| 2010 | 11,548,751 | 5,081,517 | 4,803,276 | 1,348,705 | 315,253 | 1.26 | 8.05% | 0.03% |
| 2009 | 10,688,803 | 4,684,495 | 4,365,661 | 1,321,529 | 317,118 | 1.19 | 5.17% | 0.02% |
| 2008 | 10,163,393 | 4,366,213 | 4,222,838 | 1,267,567 | 306,774 | 1.17 | 1.11% | 0.02% |
| 2007 | 10,051,854 | 4,398,620 | 4,094,625 | 1,263,612 | 294,997 | 1.19 | 7.62% | 0.02% |
| 2006 | 9,340,561 | 3,859,093 | 3,972,815 | 1,219,839 | 288,814 | 1.14 | 15.57% | 0.02% |
| 2005 | 8,082,133 | 2,801,497 | 3,795,731 | 1,211,178 | 273,726 | 1.01 | 5.83% | 0.02% |
| 2004 | 7,636,768 | 2,558,387 | 3,719,307 | 1,129,897 | 229,176 | 0.99 | 4.34% | 0.02% |
| 2003 | 7,319,236 | 2,400,008 | 3,612,954 | 1,114,097 | 192,176 | 0.97 | 5.23% | 0.02% |
| 2002 | 6,955,437 | 2,142,865 | 3,546,016 | 1,110,984 | 155,573 | 0.95 | 6.92% | 0.02% |
| 2001 | 6,505,453 | 1,857,271 | 3,457,174 | 1,067,454 | 123,553 | 0.92 | 8.89% | 0.02% |
| 2000 | 5,974,483 | 1,546,054 | 3,330,403 | 1,007,838 | 90,189 | 0.87 | 3.82% | 0.02% |
| 1999 | 5,754,663 | 1,441,453 | 3,284,462 | 979,061 | 49,687 | 0.86 | 6.41% | 0.02% |
| 1998 | 5,408,251 | 1,315,507 | 3,098,957 | 959,716 | 34,072 | 0.84 | 0.32% | 0.02% |
| 1997 | 5,391,102 | 1,364,831 | 3,067,578 | 933,658 | 25,036 | 0.86 | 5.47% | 0.02% |
| 1996 | 5,111,506 | 1,076,053 | 3,033,885 | 983,427 | 18,141 | 0.84 | 22.6% | 0.01% |
| 1995 | 4,169,168 | 398,562 | 2,897,209 | 861,832 | 11,564 | 0.71 | −5.01% | 0.01% |
| 1994 | 4,388,842 | 392,097 | 3,058,766 | 931,245 | 6,734 | 0.77 | 8.21% | 0.01% |
| 1993 | 4,055,963 | 385,415 | 2,852,804 | 814,881 | 2,862 | 0.73 | 0.52% | 0.01% |
| 1992 | 4,035,154 | 380,761 | 2,812,900 | 839,721 | 1,773 | 0.76 | 2.67% | 0.01% |
| 1991 | 3,930,369 | 350,461 | 2,741,814 | 836,973 | 1,121 | 0.76 | 2.38% | 0.01% |
| 1990 | 3,838,907 | 398,573 | 2,657,209 | 782,953 | 172 | 0.77 | 4.88% | 0.01% |
| 1989 | 3,660,117 | 402,237 | 2,516,868 | 741,012 | 0 | 0.76 | −0.09% | 0.01% |
| 1988 | 3,663,383 | 455,967 | 2,497,837 | 709,579 | 0 | 0.78 | −0.89% | 0.01% |
| 1987 | 3,696,215 | 503,492 | 2,455,470 | 737,253 | 0 | 0.81 | −0.65% | 0.01% |
| 1986 | 3,720,345 | 554,140 | 2,431,866 | 734,338 | 0 | 0.84 | −6.61% | 0.01% |
| 1985 | 3,983,855 | 617,946 | 2,582,740 | 783,169 | 0 | 0.93 | 5.78% | 0.01% |
| 1984 | 3,766,131 | 524,818 | 2,504,152 | 737,161 | 0 | 0.91 | 2.45% | 0.01% |
| 1983 | 3,676,191 | 510,898 | 2,420,507 | 744,786 | 0 | 0.91 | −1.77% | 0.01% |
| 1982 | 3,742,529 | 517,756 | 2,523,205 | 701,568 | 0 | 0.95 | 6.55% | 0.01% |
| 1981 | 3,512,351 | 446,159 | 2,448,289 | 617,902 | 0 | 0.92 | 5.8% | 0.01% |
| 1980 | 3,319,863 | 536,456 | 2,182,740 | 600,666 | 0 | 0.89 | 4.98% | 0.01% |
| 1979 | 3,162,311 | 510,563 | 2,083,140 | 568,607 | 0 | 0.87 | 3.95% | 0.01% |
| 1978 | 3,042,074 | 455,106 | 2,034,837 | 552,130 | 0 | 0.86 | 3.24% | 0.01% |
| 1977 | 2,946,604 | 428,138 | 1,988,512 | 529,954 | 0 | 0.86 | 4.19% | 0.01% |
| 1976 | 2,828,093 | 366,911 | 1,946,545 | 514,638 | 0 | 0.84 | −4.64% | 0.01% |
| 1975 | 2,965,607 | 549,575 | 1,910,638 | 505,394 | 0 | 0.91 | 6.7% | 0.01% |
| 1974 | 2,779,517 | 489,928 | 1,814,831 | 474,758 | 0 | 0.87 | −0.86% | 0.01% |
| 1973 | 2,803,693 | 477,356 | 1,835,775 | 490,562 | 0 | 0.9 | 5.32% | 0.01% |
| 1972 | 2,662,178 | 462,472 | 1,741,576 | 458,130 | 0 | 0.87 | 8.38% | 0.01% |
| 1971 | 2,456,432 | 362,525 | 1,661,783 | 432,123 | 0 | 0.83 | −2.43% | 0.01% |
| 1970 | 2,517,571 | 460,414 | 1,634,173 | 422,984 | 0 | 0.86 | – | 0.01% |
See also
- Benin CO2 Emissions
- Global GHG Emissions - GHG Emissions by Year, by Country, by Sector
- Population of Benin
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).