Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in Benin
Benin: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square was 3,345 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square in Benin, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Benin recorded 3,345 current US$ per square kilometre for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.1% on the previous year and up 172.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Benin peaked at 3,345 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 30.67 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1991.
That places Benin 140th out of 208 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in Benin, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.46 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 30.67 current US$ per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1992 | 33.26 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 36.06 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 36.36 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 40.67 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 136.93 current US$ per square kilometre | +236.7% |
| 1997 | 182.06 current US$ per square kilometre | +33.0% |
| 1998 | 183.7 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 210.95 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 233.75 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 299.47 current US$ per square kilometre | +28.1% |
| 2002 | 389.62 current US$ per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 2003 | 454.69 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 518.5 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 598.37 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 754.68 current US$ per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 2007 | 913.56 current US$ per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2008 | 956.79 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 1,083 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 1,224 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 1,230 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1,223 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 1,342 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 1,550 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2015 | 1,699 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 2,147 current US$ per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 2017 | 2,280 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 2,578 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 2,640 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 2,881 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 3,345 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 3,345 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,794 current US$ per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 3,345 current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 899.68 current US$ per square kilometre, 3.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) … square in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +236.7% | 40.67 current US$ per square kilometre | 136.93 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.61 current US$ per square kilometre | 30.67 current US$ per square kilometre | 210.95 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 620.2 current US$ per square kilometre | 233.75 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,083 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,791 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,223 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,640 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,113 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,881 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,345 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 137 Ghana 4,216 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 138 Honduras 4,074 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 139 Sweden 3,590 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 141 Colombia 3,317 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 142 Fiji 3,289 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 143 Algeria 3,287 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Benin
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0103 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 17.01 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -8.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0075 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 12.42 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -0.7436 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0229 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Benin?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square in Benin was 3,345 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 3,345 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.67 current US$ per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Benin rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square?
- Benin ranks 140th out of 208 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per square rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 172.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.