Benin Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions 1970-2021
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 2012 was 33,533.10, a 0.73% increase from 2011.
- Benin greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2011 was 33,289.55, a 0.79% increase from 2010.
- Benin greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2010 was 33,029.82, a 13.24% decline from 2009.
- Benin greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions for 2009 was 38,068.37, a 1.14% increase from 2008.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. |
802,271.30 |
| Central African Republic |
515,134.08 |
| Mozambique |
380,308.29 |
| Tanzania |
235,353.12 |
| Ethiopia |
185,292.17 |
| Madagascar |
117,932.60 |
| North Korea |
109,894.97 |
| Chad |
109,796.02 |
| Guinea |
101,348.99 |
| Uganda |
80,725.08 |
| Mali |
77,437.93 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
77,118.71 |
| Zimbabwe |
72,057.80 |
| Senegal |
54,185.37 |
| Burkina Faso |
43,910.40 |
| Yemen |
40,924.63 |
| Nepal |
40,762.72 |
| Benin |
33,533.10 |
| Togo |
22,931.86 |
| Somalia |
21,916.32 |
| Malawi |
21,632.13 |
| Afghanistan |
18,168.86 |
| Tajikistan |
15,364.58 |
| Sierra Leone |
11,810.89 |
| Niger |
11,460.92 |
| Haiti |
8,835.47 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
7,604.73 |
| Rwanda |
6,689.95 |
| Burundi |
6,254.37 |
| Eritrea |
4,977.89 |
| Gambia |
3,529.23 |
| Liberia |
2,833.94 |
| Comoros |
564.22 |
| Benin Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions - Historical Data |
| Year |
kt of CO2 equivalent |
Annual % Change |
| 2012 |
33,533.10 |
0.73% |
| 2011 |
33,289.55 |
0.79% |
| 2010 |
33,029.82 |
-13.24% |
| 2009 |
38,068.37 |
1.14% |
| 2008 |
37,639.93 |
-5.63% |
| 2007 |
39,886.08 |
9.62% |
| 2006 |
36,385.67 |
-25.09% |
| 2005 |
48,572.51 |
53.09% |
| 2004 |
31,729.03 |
-13.98% |
| 2003 |
36,885.54 |
-22.76% |
| 2002 |
47,757.34 |
44.65% |
| 2001 |
33,015.41 |
-17.98% |
| 2000 |
40,254.01 |
-7.44% |
| 1999 |
43,491.03 |
-12.14% |
| 1998 |
49,501.74 |
7.00% |
| 1997 |
46,264.14 |
2.63% |
| 1996 |
45,079.96 |
-0.54% |
| 1995 |
45,322.67 |
9.96% |
| 1994 |
41,216.99 |
0.10% |
| 1993 |
41,176.35 |
-6.53% |
| 1992 |
44,052.77 |
15.40% |
| 1991 |
38,173.35 |
-19.10% |
| 1990 |
47,187.97 |
24.47% |
| 1989 |
37,911.08 |
7.98% |
| 1988 |
35,110.84 |
-6.90% |
| 1987 |
37,711.86 |
4.09% |
| 1986 |
36,228.78 |
0.29% |
| 1985 |
36,123.99 |
-7.93% |
| 1984 |
39,234.66 |
-0.30% |
| 1983 |
39,352.31 |
-6.20% |
| 1982 |
41,951.58 |
15.06% |
| 1981 |
36,459.29 |
-15.58% |
| 1980 |
43,188.43 |
22.69% |
| 1979 |
35,202.24 |
8.67% |
| 1978 |
32,394.83 |
-13.82% |
| 1977 |
37,590.21 |
16.52% |
| 1976 |
32,261.46 |
2.08% |
| 1975 |
31,603.48 |
6.92% |
| 1974 |
29,558.81 |
-20.21% |
| 1973 |
37,045.27 |
8.12% |
| 1972 |
34,261.87 |
-0.57% |
| 1971 |
34,456.57 |
-2.13% |
| 1970 |
35,206.06 |
-2.13% |
