Benin CO2 emissions data for 2015

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Benin emit in 2015?

Benin emitted 5.33 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2015. This represents 0.02% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Benin in 2015?

In 2015, Benin emitted 0.49 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 10932791.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 5.33 million tonnes emitted by Benin in 2015 come from the following sources:

Source CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil 4.95 0.45
Gas 0.06 0.01
Coal 0.11 0.01
Cement 0.21 0.02
Flaring 0.0 0.0

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