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Overview data for Benin

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Petroleum (Thousand Barrels per Day)
2011
2012
   
History
Benin
Africa
World
Rank
    
Benin
Total Oil Production 0.00 9,363 87,192 128  
Crude Oil Production 0.00 8,571 74,070 93  
Consumption 36.00 3,339 88,256 95   F
Net Export/Imports(-) -36.00 6,024 -- 71   NA
Total Oil Exports to U.S. NA NA   NA
Refinery Capacity 0 3,220 88,097 110   0
Proved Reserves(Billion Barrels) 0.01 124 NA 80   0.01
Natural Gas (Billion Cubic Feet)
2010
2011
   
History
Benin
Africa
World
Rank
 
Benin
Production 0 7,373 111,954 89   0
Consumption 0 3,558 113,321 109   0
Net Export/Imports(-) 0 3,813 -- 64   NA
Proved Reserves
(Trillion Cubic Feet)
NA 495 6,669 87   NA
Coal (Million Short Tons)
2010
2011
   
History
Benin
Africa
World
Rank
 
Benin
Production 0.000 286 7,954 68   0.000
Consumption 0.000 223 7,770 114   0.000
Net Export/Imports(-) 0.000 64 -- 85   0.000
Electricity (Billion Kilowatthours)
2009
2010
   
History
Benin
Africa
World
Rank
 
Benin
Net Generation 0.12 594 19,071 192   0.14
Net Consumption 0.78 530 17,360 156   0.87
Installed Capacity (GWe) 0.06 130 4,843 179   0.06
Total Primary Energy (Quadrillion Btu)
2009
2010
   
History
Benin
Africa
World
Rank
 
Benin
Production .000 36 487 176   0.000
Consumption 0.066 16 488 133   0.074
Energy Intensity
(Btu per 2005 U.S. Dollars)
4,873 5,405 7,461 112   5,315
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (Million Metric Tons of CO₂)
2010
2011
   
History
Benin
Africa
World
Rank
 
Benin
Total from Consumption of Fossil Fuels 5.06 1,155 31,502 124   4.65

-- = Not applicable; NA = Not available; F = Forecast value
Sources: EIA. For more detailed data, see International Energy Statistics.

Data last updated: February 12, 2013

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