Energy in Benin
When it comes to Energy in Benin, the Refined petroleum products exports is 1,514 bbl/day (2015 est.) whereas, the Refined petroleum products imports is 38,040 bbl/day (2015 est.).
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| Energy consumption per capita | |
|---|---|
| Total emissions | 6.903 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2019 est.) |
| From coal and metallurgical coke | 274,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2019 est.) |
| From petroleum and other liquids | 6.592 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2019 est.) |
| From consumed natural gas | 37,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2019 est.) |
| Electricity | |
| Installed generating capacity | 475,000 kW (2020 est.) |
| Consumption | 524.08 million kWh (2020 est.) |
| Exports | 2 million kWh (2020 est.) |
| Imports | 646 million kWh (2020 est.) |
| Transmission/distribution losses | 346 million kWh (2020 est.) |
| Electricity access | |
| Population without electricity | 8 million (2020) |
| Electrification - total population | 41.9% (2021) |
| Electrification - urban areas | 66.9% (2021) |
| Electrification - rural areas | 17.9% (2021) |
| Electricity generation sources | |
| Fossil fuels | 96.9% of total installed capacity (2020 est.) |
| Nuclear | 0% of total installed capacity (2020 est.) |
| Solar | 3.1% of total installed capacity (2020 est.) |
| Wind | 0% of total installed capacity (2020 est.) |
| Hydroelectricity | 0% of total installed capacity (2020 est.) |
| Tide and wave | 0% of total installed capacity (2020 est.) |
| Geothermal | 0% of total installed capacity (2020 est.) |
| Biomass and waste | 0% of total installed capacity (2020 est.) |
| Coal | |
| Production | 0 metric tons (2020 est.) |
| Consumption | 78,000 metric tons (2020 est.) |
| Exports | 0 metric tons (2020 est.) |
| Imports | 78,000 metric tons (2020 est.) |
| Proven reserves | 0 metric tons (2019 est.) |
| Petroleum | |
| Total petroleum production | 0 bbl/day (2021 est.) |
| Refined petroleum consumption | 46,300 bbl/day (2019 est.) |
| Crude oil and lease condensate exports | 0 bbl/day (2018 est.) |
| Crude oil and lease condensate imports | 0 bbl/day (2018 est.) |
| Crude oil estimated reserves | 8 million barrels (2021 est.) |
| Refined petroleum products - production | 0 bbl/day (2015 est.) |
| Refined petroleum products - exports | 1,514 bbl/day (2015 est.) |
| Refined petroleum products - imports | 38,040 bbl/day (2015 est.) |
| Natural gas | |
| Production | 0 cubic meters (2021 est.) |
| Consumption | 19.057 million cubic meters (2019 est.) |
| Exports | 0 cubic meters (2021 est.) |
| Imports | 19.057 million cubic meters (2019 est.) |
| Proven reserves | 1.133 billion cubic meters (2021 est.) |
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |
| Total emissions | 6.903 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2019 est.) |
| From coal and metallurgical coke | 274,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2019 est.) |
| From petroleum and other liquids | 6.592 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2019 est.) |
| From consumed natural gas | 37,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2019 est.) |
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