Benin CO2 emissions data for 2021

Key questions

How much total CO₂ did Benin emit in 2021?

Benin emitted 8.31 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2021. This represents 0.02% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.

What was the CO₂ per capita of Benin in 2021?

In 2021, Benin emitted 0.64 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person. This is on a total population of 12996901.

Breakdown

The total CO₂ emissions of 8.31 million tonnes emitted by Benin in 2021 come from the following sources:

Source	CO₂ emissions (million tonnes)	CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes)
Oil	7.32	0.56
Gas	0.34	0.03
Coal	0.29	0.02
Cement	0.36	0.03
Flaring	0.0	0.0

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