🇧🇯 Benin's Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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• Emissions: Benin emitted around 41.9 megatonnes CO₂e in 2024, accounting for 0.07% of the global total.
• Per person: Emissions were around 2.9 tonnes per person per year in 2024, rated moderate on a scale where any level above zero adds warming.
• Trend: Emissions rose by around 1.33 megatonnes CO₂e a year, or 3.55% a year, over the ten years to 2024, rather than the 4% yearly decline needed globally to achieve Net Zero in 2050 and limit warming to around 1.7 °C.
• What drives it: CO₂ made up 71.95% of emissions, methane 17.73%, nitrous oxide 7.65% and F-gases 2.67%.
• Historic responsibility: Since 1851, Benin's emissions have produced around 1,830 megatonnes CO₂e of warming impact, 0.05% of the global total, averaging around 3.1 tonnes per person per year.
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