Climate Change in Benin

1,212 indicators covering climate change for Benin.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 56.2 kg per square kilometre 2023 up 29.1% 31st
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 23.6% 47th
Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 18.1% 28th
Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 17.8% 28th
Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 17.9% 28th
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per unit of GDP 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP 2023 down 17.9% 28th
Food Processing — Emissions 0.0012 kt 2023 up 20.0% 101st
Food Processing — Emissions 0.0002 kt 2023 unchanged 100th
Food Processing — Emissions 38.34 kt 2023 up 32.3% 100th
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0336 kt 2023 up 17.9% 102nd
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.0649 kt 2023 up 10.4% 100th
Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio 0.7696 2021 up 86.4% 45th
Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 30,000 tonnes 2023 129th
Food Packaging — Energy Use 144.37 TJ 2023 up 182.8% 75th
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.0% 2023 down 14.8% 109th
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions 0.0% 2023 down 14.8% 109th
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% 2023 down 14.8% 109th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 327.1 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 286.6% 70th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 527.7 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 258.7% 114th
Annual CO₂ emissions from gas 327,455 tonnes 2024 up 495.8% 109th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas 0.0226 tonnes per person 2024 up 354.4% 116th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas 2.00 million tonnes 2024 up 2,499.8% 113th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity 584.16 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 2024 down 9.7% 67th
Humid tropical forest — Emissions 39.17 kt 2024 down 61.1% 52nd
Food Processing — Emissions 38.34 kt 2023 up 32.3% 87th
Food Processing — Emissions 0.0012 kt 2023 up 17.8% 89th
Food Processing — Emissions 0.0002 kt 2023 up 10.4% 89th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation 7.44 kilograms 2024 down 16.0% 161st
CO₂ emissions from international aviation 107,640 tonnes 2024 up 10.1% 141st
Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires 4.23 million tonnes 2026 down 72.8% 62nd
Consumption-based carbon intensity 0.2582 kilograms per international-$ 2022 down 37.9% 53rd
Urban population 53.4% 2025 up 7.9% 147th
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood 1 2022 unchanged 45th
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood 73,000 2022 up 32.7% 47th
Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 4.39 2025 up 26.1% 126th
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 69.6% 2015 down 15.0% 66th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 0.1% 2015 up 8.9% 105th
Food Processing — Energy Use 162.03 TJ 2023 up 150.1% 84th
Food Processing — Energy Use 162.03 TJ 2023 up 150.1% 78th
Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion 7.07 2023 up 58.5% 127th
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP 0.1346 2023 down 6.5% 72nd
Carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of 0.404 2023 up 87.9% 59th
Food Retail — Energy Use 1,220 TJ 2023 up 29.6% 22nd
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 3.7 1=low to 6=high 2025 up 12.1% 7th
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions 8.43 million tonnes 2023 down 8.0% 109th
Consumption-based vs. territorial CO₂ emissions per capita 0.5977 tonnes per person 2023 down 30.2% 108th
Are consumption-based CO₂ per capita emissions above or below the global average? 0.5977 tonnes per person 2023 down 30.2% 108th
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions 0.5977 tonnes per person 2023 down 30.2% 108th
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.5977 tonnes per person 2023 down 30.2% 108th
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions per capita vs. Human Development Index 0.5977 tonnes per person 2023 down 30.2% 108th
Share of CO₂ emissions embedded in trade 42.3% 2023 down 58.0% 34th
CO₂ emissions embedded in trade 2.51 million tonnes 2023 down 45.5% 78th
Imported or exported CO₂ emissions per capita 0.1776 tonnes per person 2023 down 58.6% 72nd
Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems 17.28 million tonnes CO₂e 2015 up 11.3% 105th
Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters per 0.0612 2020 down 87.0% 115th
Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters 8 2020 down 82.6% 111th
Number of deaths due to disaster 7 2020 down 84.8% 111th
Number of people affected by disaster 65,970 2020 down 93.6% 42nd
Number of directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 504.74 2020 down 95.2% 45th
Number of injured or ill people attributed to disasters 0 2020 125th