Benin Energy - 2021

Electricity access

electrification - total population: 33% (2019)

electrification - urban areas: 58% (2019)

electrification - rural areas: 9% (2019)

Electricity - production

335 million kWh (2016 est.)

Electricity - consumption

1.143 billion kWh (2016 est.)

Electricity - exports

0 kWh (2016 est.)

Electricity - imports

1.088 billion kWh (2016 est.)

Electricity - installed generating capacity

321,000 kW (2016 est.)

Electricity - from fossil fuels

88% of total installed capacity (2016 est.)

Electricity - from nuclear fuels

0% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)

Electricity - from hydroelectric plants

9% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)

Electricity - from other renewable sources

2% of total installed capacity (2017 est.)

Crude oil - production

0 bbl/day (2018 est.)

Crude oil - exports

0 bbl/day (2015 est.)

Crude oil - imports

0 bbl/day (2015 est.)

Crude oil - proved reserves

8 million bbl (1 January 2018 est.)

Refined petroleum products - production

0 bbl/day (2015 est.)

Refined petroleum products - consumption

38,000 bbl/day (2016 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 cu m (2017 est.)

Natural gas - consumption

0 cu m (2017 est.)

Natural gas - exports

0 cu m (2017 est.)

Natural gas - imports

0 cu m (2017 est.)

Natural gas - proved reserves

1.133 billion cu m (1 January 2018 est.)

Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy

5.664 million Mt (2017 est.)