Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Benin
Benin: Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise was 0.0008 °C in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0008 °C
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
131st
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.0008 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-0 °C
in 1884
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Benin, 1851–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2024, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Benin stood at 0.0008 °C. That is the highest value across all 174 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Benin peaked at 0.0008 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0 °C, in 1884.
That places Benin 131st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Benin, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | -0 °C | — |
| 1852 | -0 °C | +102.0% |
| 1853 | -0 °C | +51.3% |
| 1854 | -0 °C | +34.3% |
| 1855 | -0 °C | +25.8% |
| 1856 | -0 °C | +20.4% |
| 1857 | -0 °C | +17.3% |
| 1858 | -0 °C | +14.2% |
| 1859 | -0 °C | +13.0% |
| 1860 | -0 °C | +10.6% |
| 1861 | -0 °C | +8.8% |
| 1862 | -0 °C | +7.4% |
| 1863 | -0 °C | +6.3% |
| 1864 | -0 °C | +5.5% |
| 1865 | -0 °C | +4.7% |
| 1866 | -0 °C | +4.1% |
| 1867 | -0 °C | +3.6% |
| 1868 | -0 °C | +3.2% |
| 1869 | -0 °C | +2.8% |
| 1870 | -0 °C | +2.4% |
| 1871 | -0 °C | +2.1% |
| 1872 | -0 °C | +1.8% |
| 1873 | -0 °C | +1.5% |
| 1874 | -0 °C | +1.3% |
| 1875 | -0 °C | +1.1% |
| 1876 | -0 °C | +0.9% |
| 1877 | -0 °C | +0.8% |
| 1878 | -0 °C | +0.6% |
| 1879 | -0 °C | +0.5% |
| 1880 | -0 °C | +0.4% |
| 1881 | -0 °C | +0.3% |
| 1882 | -0 °C | +0.2% |
| 1883 | -0 °C | +0.2% |
| 1884 | -0 °C | +0.1% |
| 1885 | -0 °C | -0.0% |
| 1886 | -0 °C | -0.1% |
| 1887 | -0 °C | -0.2% |
| 1888 | -0 °C | -0.2% |
| 1889 | -0 °C | -0.3% |
| 1890 | -0 °C | -0.3% |
| 1891 | -0 °C | -0.4% |
| 1892 | -0 °C | -0.5% |
| 1893 | -0 °C | -0.5% |
| 1894 | -0 °C | -0.6% |
| 1895 | -0 °C | -0.7% |
| 1896 | -0 °C | -0.7% |
| 1897 | -0 °C | -0.8% |
| 1898 | -0 °C | -1.2% |
| 1899 | -0 °C | -1.1% |
| 1900 | -0 °C | -1.1% |
| 1901 | -0 °C | -1.3% |
| 1902 | -0 °C | -1.5% |
| 1903 | -0 °C | -1.6% |
| 1904 | -0 °C | -1.8% |
| 1905 | -0 °C | -2.0% |
| 1906 | -0 °C | -2.1% |
| 1907 | -0 °C | -2.4% |
| 1908 | -0 °C | -2.8% |
| 1909 | -0 °C | -3.0% |
| 1910 | -0 °C | -3.3% |
| 1911 | -0 °C | -3.7% |
| 1912 | -0 °C | -4.1% |
| 1913 | -0 °C | -4.7% |
| 1914 | -0 °C | -5.9% |
| 1915 | -0 °C | -6.7% |
| 1916 | -0 °C | -7.5% |
| 1917 | -0 °C | -8.6% |
| 1918 | -0 °C | -9.8% |
| 1919 | -0 °C | -11.3% |
| 1920 | -0 °C | -13.7% |
| 1921 | -0 °C | -17.0% |
| 1922 | -0 °C | -21.7% |
| 1923 | -0 °C | -29.2% |
| 1924 | -0 °C | -43.6% |
| 1925 | -0 °C | -81.5% |
| 1926 | 0 °C | -456.4% |
| 1927 | 0 °C | +134.8% |
| 1928 | 0 °C | +60.5% |
| 1929 | 0 °C | +39.1% |
| 1930 | 0 °C | +29.0% |
| 1931 | 0 °C | +23.2% |
| 1932 | 0 °C | +19.0% |
| 1933 | 0 °C | +16.6% |
| 1934 | 0 °C | +14.0% |
| 1935 | 0 °C | +13.1% |
| 1936 | 0 °C | +11.9% |
| 1937 | 0 °C | +10.5% |
| 1938 | 0 °C | +9.9% |
| 1939 | 0 °C | +9.3% |
| 1940 | 0 °C | +11.6% |
| 1941 | 0 °C | +11.4% |
| 1942 | 0 °C | +11.1% |
| 1943 | 0 °C | +10.6% |
| 1944 | 0 °C | +10.2% |
| 1945 | 0 °C | +9.6% |
| 1946 | 0 °C | +9.1% |
| 1947 | 0 °C | +8.7% |
| 1948 | 0 °C | +8.2% |
| 1949 | 0 °C | +7.9% |
| 1950 | 0.0001 °C | +6.7% |
| 1951 | 0.0001 °C | +5.9% |
| 1952 | 0.0001 °C | +5.3% |
| 1953 | 0.0001 °C | +5.1% |
| 1954 | 0.0001 °C | +4.9% |
| 1955 | 0.0001 °C | +4.6% |
| 1956 | 0.0001 °C | +4.5% |
| 1957 | 0.0001 °C | +4.6% |
| 1958 | 0.0001 °C | +4.5% |
| 1959 | 0.0001 °C | +4.4% |
| 1960 | 0.0001 °C | +3.6% |
| 1961 | 0.0001 °C | +4.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0001 °C | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 °C | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 °C | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 °C | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 °C | +5.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 °C | +5.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 °C | +6.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 °C | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 °C | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 °C | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 °C | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 °C | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 °C | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 °C | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 °C | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 °C | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 °C | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 °C | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 °C | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 °C | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 °C | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 °C | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 °C | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 °C | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 °C | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 °C | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 °C | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 °C | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 °C | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 °C | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 °C | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 °C | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 °C | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 °C | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 °C | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 °C | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 °C | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 °C | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 °C | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 °C | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 °C | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 °C | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 °C | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 °C | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 °C | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 °C | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 °C | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 °C | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 °C | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 °C | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0006 °C | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0006 °C | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0006 °C | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 °C | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 °C | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 °C | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0007 °C | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0007 °C | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 °C | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 °C | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0008 °C | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 °C | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0008 °C | +2.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0008 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0019 °C, 42% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0008 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0014 °C, 57% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | +456.4% | -0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1927 | +134.8% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1852 | -102.0% | -0 °C | -0 °C |
| 1925 | +81.5% | -0 °C | -0 °C |
| 1928 | +60.5% | 0 °C | 0 °C |
| 1853 | -51.3% | -0 °C | -0 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | -0 °C | -0 °C | -0 °C | 9 |
| 1860s | -0 °C | -0 °C | -0 °C | 10 |
| 1870s | -0 °C | -0 °C | -0 °C | 10 |
| 1880s | -0 °C | -0 °C | -0 °C | 10 |
| 1890s | -0 °C | -0 °C | -0 °C | 10 |
| 1900s | -0 °C | -0 °C | -0 °C | 10 |
| 1910s | -0 °C | -0 °C | -0 °C | 10 |
| 1920s | -0 °C | -0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1930s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1940s | 0 °C | 0 °C | 0 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0001 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0001 °C | 0.0002 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 °C | 0.0002 °C | 0.0003 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 °C | 0.0003 °C | 0.0004 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0005 °C | 0.0004 °C | 0.0005 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0006 °C | 0.0005 °C | 0.0007 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 °C | 0.0007 °C | 0.0008 °C | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More reference data data for Benin
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1979 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6635 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Benin?
- Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise in Benin was 0.0008 °C in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest contribution to global mean surface temperature rise recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -0 °C in 1884.
- How does Benin rank for contribution to global mean surface temperature rise?
- Benin ranks 131st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contribution to global mean surface temperature rise rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Contribution to global mean surface temperature rise. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in °C.