🇧🇯 Benin Environment - Air Quality, Renewable Energy & CO2

🇧🇯 Benin BJ / BEN #100

Nomad Score 48.0

Cities 9

Region African Union, Francophone, Africa, Africa, Western Africa, Least Developed Countries

Currency XOF

🌍 ENVIRONMENTAL OVERVIEW

PM2.5 (2019) 31.5 µg/m³

Renewable Energy (2023) 3.0%

Sources: OWID, World Bank

PM2.5 Concentration 31.5 µg/m³

WHO Guideline 5.0 µg/m³

vs WHO limit 6.3x above guideline

Assessment Poor air quality

Source: WHO Global Health Observatory via OWID. WHO annual mean guideline: 5 µg/m³.

Renewable Share 3.0% of electricity

Assessment Minimal renewable energy

Source: Ember / Energy Institute via OWID. Percentage of electricity from renewable sources.

Electricity Access (2023) 57.0%

Grid Losses (2023) 58.6%

Safe Water (2024) 17.7%

Sanitation (2024) 22.3%

Forest Area (2023) 26.5%

Renewable Electricity (2021) 0.3%

PM2.5 (WB) (2020) 51.1 µg/m³