Benin CO2 emissions data for 2020
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did Benin emit in 2020?
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Benin emitted 7.74 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2020.
This represents 0.02% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of Benin in 2020?
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In 2020, Benin emitted 0.61 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 12643121.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 7.74 million tonnes emitted by Benin in 2020 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
6.76 |
0.53 |
| Gas |
0.32 |
0.03 |
| Coal |
0.29 |
0.02 |
| Cement |
0.37 |
0.03 |
| Flaring |
0.0 |
0.0 |
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