CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Benin
Benin: CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total was 4,855 thousand metric tons in 2009. ◆ Volatile
CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Benin, 1960–2009
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in thousand metric tons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Benin is 4,855 thousand metric tons, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 210.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Benin peaked at 4,855 thousand metric tons in 2009 and was at its lowest, 113.68 thousand metric tons, in 1966.
Benin ranks 16th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 145.21 thousand metric tons | 113.68 thousand metric tons | 201.69 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1970s | 348.37 thousand metric tons | 260.36 thousand metric tons | 443.71 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 560.32 thousand metric tons | 429.04 thousand metric tons | 744.4 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,143 thousand metric tons | 715.07 thousand metric tons | 1,562 thousand metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,036 thousand metric tons | 1,617 thousand metric tons | 4,855 thousand metric tons | 10 |
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More environment data for Benin
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.56 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 24.33 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 200 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 4.88 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 11.31 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 550 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 13.74 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 668.34 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 74.95 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,646 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Benin?
- Co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total in Benin was 4,855 thousand metric tons in 2009, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 4,855 thousand metric tons in 2009.
- What is the lowest co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 113.68 thousand metric tons in 1966.
- How does Benin rank for co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total?
- Benin ranks 16th out of 51 countries with data for 2009.
- Is co2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 210.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of CO2 emissions from fossil-fuels, total (thousand metric tons). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fossil fuel is any hydrocarbon deposit that can be burned for heat or power, such as petroleum, coal, and natural gas. This is the sum total of all fossil fuel emissions (solid fuel consumption, liquid fuel consumption, gas fuel consumption, cement production and gas flaring). The U.S. Department of Energy’s carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center (CDIAC) calculates annual anthropogenic emissions from data on fossil fuel consumption (from the United Nations Statistics Division’s World Energy Data Set) and world cement manufacturing (from the U.S. Bureau of Mine’s Cement Manufacturing Data Set). Carbon dioxide emissions, often calculated and reported as elemental carbon, were converted to actual carbon dioxide mass by multiplying them by 3.664 (the ratio of the mass of carbon to that of carbon dioxide). Although estimates of global carbon dioxide emissions are probably accurate within 10 percent (as calculated from global average file chemistry and use), country estimates may have larger error bounds. Trends estimated from a consistent time series tend to be more accurate than individual values. Each year the CDIAC recalculates the entire time series since 1949, incorporating recent findings and corrections. Estimates exclude fuels supplied to ships and aircraft in international transport because of the difficulty of apportioning he fuels among benefitting countries. The ratio of carbon dioxide per unit of energy shows carbon intensity, which is the amount of carbon dioxide emitted as a result of using one unit of energy in the process of production.