Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land in Benin
Benin: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land was -22.24 Mt CO2e in 2023. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land in Benin, 2000–2023
Source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land in Benin is -22.24 Mt CO2e, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land in Benin peaked at -22.24 Mt CO2e in 2015 and was at its lowest, -30.55 Mt CO2e, in 2000.
That places Benin 140th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -28.19 Mt CO2e | -30.55 Mt CO2e | -25.9 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | -23.01 Mt CO2e | -25.4 Mt CO2e | -22.24 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | -22.24 Mt CO2e | -22.24 Mt CO2e | -22.24 Mt CO2e | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 64.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.07 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.23 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 230.77 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land in Benin?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land in Benin was -22.24 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was -22.24 Mt CO2e in 2015.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -30.55 Mt CO2e in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land?
- Benin ranks 140th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - forest land rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the category "Forest land".