Climate Change in Benin 1,212 indicators covering climate change for Benin. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Per capita CO₂ emissions by source 0.0229 tonnes per person 2024 up 53.5% 103rd Share of CO₂ emissions covered by a carbon price 0.0% 2025 — 50th Life expectancy at birth vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 60.77 years 2023 up 3.2% 228th Rice — Area harvested, per capita 0.0094 ha per person 2023 down 8.9% 39th Rice — Area harvested, per square kilometre 1.17 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 20.0% 30th Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 8.9% 39th Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 20.0% 30th Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 7.8% 39th Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 21.4% 30th Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita 0.0051 t per person 2023 down 8.9% 39th Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square 0.6441 t per square kilometre 2023 up 20.0% 30th Food Packaging — Energy Use 144.37 TJ 2023 up 182.8% 89th Access to electricity, rural, Percent of rural population 45.5 2022 up 211.6% 170th Beans, dry — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 1.7% 24th Beans, dry — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 34.0% 15th Beans, dry — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 1.6% 24th Beans, dry — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 33.9% 15th Beans, dry — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 up 1.6% 24th Beans, dry — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 33.9% 15th Beans, dry — Crop residues (N content), per capita 0.1352 kg per person 2023 up 1.6% 24th Beans, dry — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 16.92 kg per square kilometre 2023 up 33.9% 15th Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 8.9% 72nd Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre 0.0009 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 20.0% 51st Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 8.9% 72nd Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square 0.0009 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 20.0% 51st Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 8.9% 72nd Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 20.0% 51st Agricultural water withdrawal, Percent of total water withdrawal 25.21 2021 down 7.2% 133rd Pre- and post-production — Energy Use 1,220 TJ 2023 up 29.6% 46th Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Energy Use 1,220 TJ 2023 up 29.6% 46th Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 23.6% 51st Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 23.6% 51st Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 23.6% 51st Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) 38.43 kt 2023 up 32.2% 89th Per capita methane emissions by sector 2.13 kilograms per person 2023 up 13.8% 127th Nitrous oxide emissions by sector 2.73 million tonnes 2023 up 43.7% 96th Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 6.77 million tonnes 2023 up 32.7% 99th Methane emissions by sector 10,000 tonnes 2023 down 50.0% 58th Methane emissions from agriculture 4.05 million tonnes 2023 up 26.6% 99th Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport 398.98 kilograms per person 2023 up 11.3% 127th CO₂ emissions from transport 5.63 million tonnes 2023 up 46.6% 89th Per capita greenhouse gas emissions by sector 9.21 kilograms per person 2023 down 24.1% 159th Climate-driven Hazard & Exposure 4.8 2025 up 108.7% 61st Climate-driven INFORM Risk Indicator 5.6 2025 up 33.3% 35th Lack of coping capacity 7 2025 unchanged 17th Vulnerability 5.1 2025 up 8.5% 52nd CO₂ emissions by sector 200,000 tonnes 2023 down 28.6% 127th Per capita CO₂ emissions by sector 14.17 kilograms per person 2023 down 45.8% 161st Terrestrial protected areas 36.1% 2025 up 24.9% 26th Terrestrial and marine protected areas 28.8% 2025 up 25.8% 34th Marine protected areas 0.8% 2025 — 106th Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 8.9% 64th Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 20.0% 44th Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 2.3% 40th Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 28.7% 31st Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 2.0% 40th Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 29.2% 31st Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per capita 0 kt per person 2023 down 2.0% 40th Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 2023 up 29.1% 31st Rice — Crop residues (N content), per capita 0.4491 kg per person 2023 down 2.0% 40th ← Previous Page 19 of 21 Next →