Benin Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions 1990-2024
Total greenhouse gas emissions in kt of CO2 equivalent are composed of CO2 totals excluding short-cycle biomass burning (such as agricultural waste burning and Savannah burning) but including other biomass burning (such as forest fires, post-burn decay, peat fires and decay of drained peatlands), all anthropogenic CH4 sources, N2O sources and F-gases (HFCs, PFCs and SF6).
- Benin greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2020 was 16,190.53, a 3.64% increase from 2019.
- Benin greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2019 was 15,622.04, a 2.32% increase from 2018.
- Benin greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2018 was 15,267.37, a 9.26% increase from 2017.
- Benin greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2017 was 13,973.67, a 1.12% increase from 2016.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
| Ethiopia |
167,300.02 |
| Chad |
89,558.46 |
| Tanzania |
89,255.45 |
| North Korea |
76,079.91 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo |
56,120.41 |
| South Sudan |
56,051.36 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
47,112.47 |
| Nepal |
45,868.56 |
| Niger |
44,795.83 |
| Mali |
43,491.51 |
| Uganda |
39,280.05 |
| Mozambique |
33,749.37 |
| Burkina Faso |
32,262.82 |
| Afghanistan |
31,119.05 |
| Madagascar |
30,566.43 |
| Senegal |
30,293.28 |
| Guinea |
29,745.69 |
| Somalia |
26,272.10 |
| Zimbabwe |
25,988.13 |
| Yemen |
24,391.15 |
| Central African Republic |
21,016.38 |
| Tajikistan |
17,692.29 |
| Benin |
16,190.53 |
| Malawi |
11,982.43 |
| Haiti |
10,267.23 |
| Togo |
8,395.49 |
| Rwanda |
6,329.92 |
| Eritrea |
6,242.49 |
| Sierra Leone |
5,952.47 |
| Burundi |
4,102.68 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
2,546.52 |
| Gambia |
2,453.33 |
| Liberia |
2,155.39 |
| Comoros |
619.95 |
| Benin Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions - Historical Data |
| Year |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
Annual % Change |
| 2020 |
16,190.53 |
3.64% |
| 2019 |
15,622.04 |
2.32% |
| 2018 |
15,267.37 |
9.26% |
| 2017 |
13,973.67 |
1.12% |
| 2016 |
13,818.35 |
14.04% |
| 2015 |
12,117.32 |
3.61% |
| 2014 |
11,695.00 |
4.77% |
| 2013 |
11,162.52 |
6.04% |
| 2012 |
10,526.29 |
-0.19% |
| 2011 |
10,546.27 |
0.67% |
| 2010 |
10,475.73 |
4.42% |
| 2009 |
10,032.59 |
6.69% |
| 2008 |
9,403.69 |
-2.56% |
| 2007 |
9,650.52 |
8.31% |
| 2006 |
8,910.46 |
3.42% |
| 2005 |
8,615.39 |
13.53% |
| 2004 |
7,588.95 |
1.25% |
| 2003 |
7,495.35 |
-0.49% |
| 2002 |
7,531.98 |
15.80% |
| 2001 |
6,504.48 |
-7.46% |
| 2000 |
7,029.11 |
7.44% |
| 1999 |
6,542.24 |
0.13% |
| 1998 |
6,533.94 |
3.66% |
| 1997 |
6,303.18 |
7.96% |
| 1996 |
5,838.47 |
34.53% |
| 1995 |
4,340.01 |
-4.55% |
| 1994 |
4,547.05 |
6.14% |
| 1993 |
4,284.17 |
1.12% |
| 1992 |
4,236.93 |
2.02% |
| 1991 |
4,152.96 |
2.60% |
| 1990 |
4,047.79 |
2.60% |
