Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Benin
Benin: Wood fuel — Production, per capita was 0.472 m3 per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per person.
Analysis
In 2024, wood fuel — production, per capita in Benin stood at 0.472 m3 per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel — production, per capita in Benin peaked at 1.91 m3 per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.472 m3 per person, in 2024.
That places Benin 43rd out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Wood fuel — Production, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | m3 per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.91 m3 per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.88 m3 per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 1.85 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 1.81 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 1.78 m3 per person | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 1.75 m3 per person | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 1.71 m3 per person | -1.9% |
| 1968 | 1.68 m3 per person | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 1.65 m3 per person | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 1.61 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 1.59 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 1.54 m3 per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 1.51 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 1.47 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 1.46 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 1.43 m3 per person | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 1.39 m3 per person | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 1.36 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 1.31 m3 per person | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 1.27 m3 per person | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 1.23 m3 per person | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 1.21 m3 per person | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 1.21 m3 per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 1.17 m3 per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 1.14 m3 per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 1.12 m3 per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 1.11 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 1.09 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 1.08 m3 per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.06 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 1.03 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 1.01 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9769 m3 per person | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9486 m3 per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9359 m3 per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9167 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8953 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8664 m3 per person | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8419 m3 per person | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.8184 m3 per person | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7974 m3 per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.7773 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7577 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7388 m3 per person | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.7193 m3 per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7018 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6858 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6701 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.655 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6404 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6259 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6119 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5985 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5854 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5727 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5588 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5455 m3 per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.533 m3 per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5212 m3 per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5102 m3 per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4999 m3 per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4902 m3 per person | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4808 m3 per person | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.472 m3 per person | -1.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.472 m3 per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3778 m3 per person, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.472 m3 per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4386 m3 per person, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.78 m3 per person | 1.65 m3 per person | 1.91 m3 per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.47 m3 per person | 1.31 m3 per person | 1.61 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.16 m3 per person | 1.08 m3 per person | 1.27 m3 per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9481 m3 per person | 0.8419 m3 per person | 1.06 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7322 m3 per person | 0.655 m3 per person | 0.8184 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5793 m3 per person | 0.5212 m3 per person | 0.6404 m3 per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4906 m3 per person | 0.472 m3 per person | 0.5102 m3 per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 40 Sao Tome and Principe 0.4989 m3 per person compare
- 41 Niger 0.4834 m3 per person compare
- 42 Mozambique 0.4829 m3 per person compare
- 44 Mauritania 0.4691 m3 per person compare
- 45 Kenya 0.4498 m3 per person compare
- 46 Norway 0.434 m3 per person compare
More environment data for Benin
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wood fuel — production, per capita in Benin?
- Wood fuel — production, per capita in Benin was 0.472 m3 per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.91 m3 per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest wood fuel — production, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.472 m3 per person in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for wood fuel — production, per capita?
- Benin ranks 43rd out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood fuel — production, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wood fuel — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wood fuel — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wood fuel — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wood fuel — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wood fuel — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.