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Benin: Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions

1.72Mt CO2e · 2024+27.7% since 2014

A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from fugitive emissions (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.1.bc Petroleum Refining - Manufacture of Solid Fuels and Other Energy Industries, 1.B.1 Solid Fuels, 1.B.2 Oil and Natural Gas, 5.B. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Reported as: Energy. Annual figures for Benin from 1970 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (Mt CO2e)Note
20241.717
20231.717
20221.717
20211.622
20201.65
20191.604
20181.492
20171.461
20161.411
20151.382
20141.345
20131.308
20121.15
20111.125
20101.077
20090.643
20080.622
20070.6
20060.578
20050.556
20040.537
20030.521
20020.512
20010.519
20000.498
19990.458
19980.329
19970.317
19960.341
19950.492
19940.494
19930.482
19920.47
19910.452
19900.441
19890.436
19880.434
19870.438
19860.438
19850.43
19840.418
19830.395
19820.588
19810.569
19800.355
19790.352
19780.345
19770.342
19760.338
19750.331
19740.328
19730.324
19720.323
19710.319
19700.321

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Joint Research Centre, European Commission, International Energy Agency. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-methane-ch4-emissions-from-fugitive-emissions (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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