Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in Benin
Benin: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes was 0.1776 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in Benin, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.1776 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Benin peaked at 0.2144 Mt CO2e in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0293 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
Benin ranks 108th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in Benin, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0293 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0297 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0313 Mt CO2e | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0324 Mt CO2e | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0333 Mt CO2e | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0342 Mt CO2e | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0322 Mt CO2e | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0333 Mt CO2e | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0344 Mt CO2e | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0351 Mt CO2e | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0357 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0353 Mt CO2e | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0999 Mt CO2e | +183.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1078 Mt CO2e | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0749 Mt CO2e | -30.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0894 Mt CO2e | +19.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1075 Mt CO2e | +20.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1075 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0893 Mt CO2e | -16.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1188 Mt CO2e | +33.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1161 Mt CO2e | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1206 Mt CO2e | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1084 Mt CO2e | -10.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0714 Mt CO2e | -34.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1125 Mt CO2e | +57.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1135 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1349 Mt CO2e | +18.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0791 Mt CO2e | -41.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1264 Mt CO2e | +59.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1264 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1147 Mt CO2e | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1317 Mt CO2e | +14.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1411 Mt CO2e | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1253 Mt CO2e | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1149 Mt CO2e | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1803 Mt CO2e | +56.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1457 Mt CO2e | -19.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1539 Mt CO2e | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1315 Mt CO2e | -14.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1411 Mt CO2e | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1424 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1554 Mt CO2e | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1519 Mt CO2e | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1722 Mt CO2e | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1675 Mt CO2e | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1735 Mt CO2e | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.201 Mt CO2e | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 0.196 Mt CO2e | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2015 Mt CO2e | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2086 Mt CO2e | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2144 Mt CO2e | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.186 Mt CO2e | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1817 Mt CO2e | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1841 Mt CO2e | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1776 Mt CO2e | -3.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.1776 Mt CO2e is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.302 Mt CO2e, 59% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.1776 Mt CO2e is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2816 Mt CO2e, 63% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +183.0% | 0.0353 Mt CO2e | 0.0999 Mt CO2e |
| 1998 | +59.8% | 0.0791 Mt CO2e | 0.1264 Mt CO2e |
| 1994 | +57.6% | 0.0714 Mt CO2e | 0.1125 Mt CO2e |
| 2005 | +56.9% | 0.1149 Mt CO2e | 0.1803 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0325 Mt CO2e | 0.0293 Mt CO2e | 0.0351 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0866 Mt CO2e | 0.0353 Mt CO2e | 0.1188 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1109 Mt CO2e | 0.0714 Mt CO2e | 0.1349 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.138 Mt CO2e | 0.1147 Mt CO2e | 0.1803 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.177 Mt CO2e | 0.1424 Mt CO2e | 0.2086 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1888 Mt CO2e | 0.1776 Mt CO2e | 0.2144 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Benin?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in Benin was 0.1776 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2144 Mt CO2e in 2020.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0293 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Benin rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes?
- Benin ranks 108th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from industrial processes including IPCC 2006 codes 2.A.1 Cement production, 2.A.2 Lime production, 2.A.3 Glass Production, 2.A.4 Other Process Uses of Carbonates, 2.B Chemical Industry, 2.C Metal Industry, 2.D Non-Energy Products from Fuels and Solvent Use, 2.E Electronics Industry, 2.F Product Uses as Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances, 2.G Other Product Manufacture and Use and 5.A Indirect N2O emissions from the atmospheric deposition of nitrogen in NOx and NH3). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).