Environment in Benin 54 indicators covering environment for Benin. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.41 Mt CO2e 2024 up 40.5% 109th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 4.4 Mt CO2e 2024 up 8.3% 101st Carbon intensity of GDP 0.3679 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 down 24.6% 73rd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.5318 Mt CO2e 2024 up 124.4% 138th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.4873 t CO2e/capita 2024 down 1.5% 164th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 7.05 Mt CO2e 2024 up 29.1% 126th Aquaculture production 2,460 metric tons 2024 up 59.2% 116th Capture fisheries production 61,561 metric tons 2024 up 29.4% 94th Total fisheries production 64,021 metric tons 2024 up 30.3% 102nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 1.28 Mt CO2e 2024 up 162.1% 101st Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.5923 Mt CO2e 2024 up 28.1% 127th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0052 Mt CO2e 2024 — 132nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2307 Mt CO2e 2024 up 13.5% 138th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 1.63 Mt CO2e 2024 up 46.1% 103rd Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0839 Mt CO2e 2024 up 30.1% 85th Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0384 Mt CO2e 2024 up 29.3% 65th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 17.77 Mt CO2e 2024 up 37.3% 124th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.1627 Mt CO2e 2024 up 31.5% 90th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0452 Mt CO2e 2024 up 17.7% 104th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e 2024 up 50.0% 155th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 2.13 Mt CO2e 2024 up 39.0% 108th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.1776 Mt CO2e 2024 up 6.0% 108th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0028 Mt CO2e 2024 up 55.6% 127th Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e 2024 up 66.7% 144th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.23 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 4.7% 176th Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.77 Mt CO2e 2024 up 42.2% 101st Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7055 Mt CO2e 2024 up 26.2% 61st Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.72 Mt CO2e 2024 up 27.7% 83rd Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0019 Mt CO2e 2024 up 58.3% 126th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0204 Mt CO2e 2024 up 27.5% 46th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 7.64 Mt CO2e 2024 up 36.7% 114th F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 0.9509 Mt CO2e 2024 up 162.2% 82nd Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1249 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 24.6% 96th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1,668.2% 2024 up 31.4% 10th Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 171.7% 2024 up 79.8% 25th Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 362.8% 2024 up 53.0% 9th Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 187.5% 2024 up 70.0% 18th Coal rents 0.0% 2021 — 70th Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 0.9752 2022 unchanged 164th Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Waste 0.0004 Mt CO2e 2024 up 33.3% 79th Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 13.39 Mt CO2e 2023 up 55.0% 118th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop -3.96 Mt CO2e 2023 down 7.9% 111th Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 2.1% 2023 up 75.0% 161st Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 6.0% 2023 up 20.0% 172nd Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 9.8% 2023 up 2.1% 173rd Forest rents 2.3% 2021 down 33.7% 33rd Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 128.97 2022 up 70.8% 32nd Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -22.24 Mt CO2e 2023 up 5.5% 140th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 13.73 Mt CO2e 2023 down 4.6% 35th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land 4.55 Mt CO2e 2023 down 16.9% 18th Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 — 38th PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 unchanged 1st PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 100.0% 2017 up 4.1% 1st PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 45.2% 2017 up 26.9% 47th