Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Benin
Benin: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage was 377.22 million current US$ in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Benin, 1990–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Benin is 377.22 million current US$, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.1% on the previous year and up 172.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Benin peaked at 377.22 million current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.46 million current US$, in 1991.
Benin ranks 115th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Benin, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 3.46 million current US$ | -13.5% |
| 1992 | 3.75 million current US$ | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 4.07 million current US$ | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 4.10 million current US$ | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 4.59 million current US$ | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 15.44 million current US$ | +236.7% |
| 1997 | 20.53 million current US$ | +33.0% |
| 1998 | 20.71 million current US$ | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 23.79 million current US$ | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 26.36 million current US$ | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 33.77 million current US$ | +28.1% |
| 2002 | 43.93 million current US$ | +30.1% |
| 2003 | 51.27 million current US$ | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 58.47 million current US$ | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 67.47 million current US$ | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 85.10 million current US$ | +26.1% |
| 2007 | 103.01 million current US$ | +21.1% |
| 2008 | 107.89 million current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 122.07 million current US$ | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 138.03 million current US$ | +13.1% |
| 2011 | 138.70 million current US$ | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 137.95 million current US$ | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 151.28 million current US$ | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 174.75 million current US$ | +15.5% |
| 2015 | 191.60 million current US$ | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 242.04 million current US$ | +26.3% |
| 2017 | 257.06 million current US$ | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 290.71 million current US$ | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 297.69 million current US$ | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 324.82 million current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 377.22 million current US$ | +16.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 377.22 million current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 455.86 million current US$, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 377.22 million current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 189.12 million current US$, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +236.7% | 4.59 million current US$ | 15.44 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.44 million current US$ | 3.46 million current US$ | 23.79 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.93 million current US$ | 26.36 million current US$ | 122.07 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 201.98 million current US$ | 137.95 million current US$ | 297.69 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 351.02 million current US$ | 324.82 million current US$ | 377.22 million current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 60.28 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 4.17 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 543.01 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 22.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 37.55 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 12.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Benin?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage in Benin was 377.22 million current US$ in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 377.22 million current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.46 million current US$ in 1991.
- How does Benin rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage?
- Benin ranks 115th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage 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 Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cost of damage due to carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel use and the manufacture of cement, estimated to be US$40 per ton of CO2 (the unit damage in 2017 US dollars for CO2 emitted in 2020) times the number of tons of CO2 emitted. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.