Benin CO2 emissions data for 2017

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Benin emit in 2017?

Benin emitted 6.8 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2017. This represents 0.02% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Benin in 2017?

In 2017, Benin emitted 0.59 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 11596786.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 6.8 million tonnes emitted by Benin in 2017 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	6.32	0.54
Gas	0.07	0.01
Coal	0.2	0.02
Cement	0.21	0.02
Flaring	0.0	0.0

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