How does Benin rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?

Benin ranks 108th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Benin?

Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Benin data come from?

The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Benin

Name: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Benin
Creator: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Benin: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 2.13 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

2.13 Mt CO2e

Change on year

up 2.4%

World rank

108th

of 203 countries

All-time high

2.13 Mt CO2e

in 2024

All-time low

0.423 Mt CO2e

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2024

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Benin, 1970–2024

Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.

Analysis

Benin recorded 2.13 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Benin peaked at 2.13 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.423 Mt CO2e, in 1970.

That places Benin 108th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.4949 Mt CO2e	0.423 Mt CO2e	0.5686 Mt CO2e	10
1980s	0.7108 Mt CO2e	0.6007 Mt CO2e	0.7832 Mt CO2e	10
1990s	0.8924 Mt CO2e	0.783 Mt CO2e	0.9834 Mt CO2e	10
2000s	1.17 Mt CO2e	1.01 Mt CO2e	1.32 Mt CO2e	10
2010s	1.57 Mt CO2e	1.35 Mt CO2e	1.8 Mt CO2e	10
2020s	1.95 Mt CO2e	1.77 Mt CO2e	2.13 Mt CO2e	5

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More environment data for Benin

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.1627 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon intensity of GDP 0.3679 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.5318 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.4873 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 7.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 4.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
Aquaculture production 2,460 metric tons (2024)
Capture fisheries production 61,561 metric tons (2024)
Total fisheries production 64,021 metric tons (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 1.28 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Benin?: Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Benin was 2.13 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Benin?: The highest recorded value was 2.13 Mt CO2e in 2024.
What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Benin?: The lowest recorded value was 0.423 Mt CO2e in 1970.
How does Benin rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?: Benin ranks 108th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Benin?: Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?: The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
Unit: Mt CO2e
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 250 places, 13,750 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).