Benin: Natural resources income

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 Benin

Income from natural resources, percent of GDP

 Latest value 2.30
 Year 2021
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1970 - 2021
 Average 5.97
 Min - Max 2.30 - 11.98
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2021 is 2.3 percent, a decline from 2.43 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 6.83 percent, based on data from 186 countries. Historically, the average for Benin from 1970 to 2021 is 5.97 percent. The minimum value, 2.3 percent, was reached in 2021 while the maximum of 11.98 percent was recorded in 1977. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Benin - Natural resources income - Recent values chart

Historical series
Benin - Natural resources income - historical chart - 1970-2021




The natural resources include oil, natural gas, coal, minerals, and the forest.
Definition: Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.

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 Share of clean energy 54.50 2021 percent
 Energy use per $1000 GDP 130.12 2014 kilograms of oil equivalent
 Electricity from renewable sources, kWh 5.00 2015 million kWh
 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions 7,980 2020 kt
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 Energy imports 46.59 2014 percent
 Natural resources income 2.30 2021 percent
 Oil revenue 0.00 2021 percent
 Natural gas revenue 0.00 2021 percent
 Access to electricity 56.50 2022 percent
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