Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Benin
Benin: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 171.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Benin, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Benin is 171.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 79.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Benin peaked at 171.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 1993.
That places Benin 25th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.5% | 4.1% | 25.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 49.6% | 28.7% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.3% | 72.2% | 129.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 149.6% | 125.7% | 171.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 22 Cayman Islands 183.3% compare
- 23 Laos 182.5% compare
- 24 Ethiopia 174.9% compare
- 26 Sao Tome and Principe 168.6% compare
- 27 Togo 167.4% compare
- 28 Equatorial Guinea 157.0% compare
More environment data for Benin
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 1,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 1,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 43 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 28 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 1,083 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 239 t (2024)
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- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 3,260 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Benin?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Benin was 171.7% 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 (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 171.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 1993.
- How does Benin rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Benin ranks 25th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.