Benin CO2 emissions data for 2008

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Benin emit in 2008?

Benin emitted 3.92 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2008. This represents 0.01% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Benin in 2008?

In 2008, Benin emitted 0.44 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 8906472.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 3.92 million tonnes emitted by Benin in 2008 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	3.74	0.42
Gas	0.0	0.0
Coal	0.0	0.0
Cement	0.18	0.02
Flaring	0.0	0.0

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