Benin: mid-pack overall, with governance the main pressure. Its overall risk score is 54 out of 100 (medium), blended from World Bank, INFORM Risk Index and ND-GAIN Country Index.

What drives Benin's risk?

Benin's highest pressures are governance (75, high) and adaptation (66). Its strongest area is nature (28).

How might Benin's climate change by 2080?

Benin's climate zones stay broadly stable through 2080 even under a high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5); its Koppen-based climate-hazard pressure index holds near 76 out of 100. This forward-looking outlook is separate from the historical ND-GAIN scores.

How much will Benin warm by 2080?

Under a high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5), Benin is on track to warm by +2.4 °C by 2080, with annual precipitation changing by +150 mm; under lower emissions (SSP2-4.5) the warming is about +1.9 °C. Based on CMIP6 multi-model projections against a 1970-2000 baseline.

How much will sea levels rise along Benin's coast?

Coastal sea level along Benin is projected to rise by +0.81 m by 2100 under a high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5), and by about +0.58 m under lower emissions (SSP2-4.5). Based on the regional median of IPCC AR6 projections.

How will water stress change in Benin?

The share of Benin under high water stress is projected to move from 0.1% today to 1.8% by 2080 under a high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5). Based on WRI Aqueduct projections.

How will river-flood exposure change in Benin?

The share of Benin exposed to river flooding is projected to move from 3.5% today to 3.2% by 2080 under a high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5). Based on WRI Aqueduct riverine-flood projections.

When was Benin's risk data last updated?

Updated September 2026, drawing on World Bank, INFORM Risk Index and ND-GAIN Country Index.

Benin Climate risk profile and hazard map

Region: Africa
Subregion: Western Africa
Income: Low income
ISO: BEN

Benin: mid-pack overall, with governance the main pressure.

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How risky is Benin, overall?

The composite and its five dimensions. Higher means more risk.

Medium 54 / 100

55 Climate Medium
28 Nature -1.4 Low
48 Social Medium
75 Governance High
66 Adaptation -1.5 High

Which hazards threaten Benin most?

Physical hazard intensity. INFORM Risk Index, 0 to 10.

6.7FloodHigh
8.5DRR capacityCritical

Benin in global context

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Western Africa

#10 of 16 · median 54

Africa

#32 of 54 · median 53

Low income

#15 of 37 · median 55

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Benin: outlook from 2050 to 2100

Projected physical change under a moderate (SSP2-4.5) and a high (SSP5-8.5) emissions pathway.

By 2080 under a high-emissions pathway, Benin is projected to warm +2.4 °C, with annual rainfall changing +150 mm.

+2.4 °C

Temperature

20502080

Higher emissions SSP5-8.5: +1.6 °C → +2.4 °C
Lower emissions SSP2-4.5: +1.4 °C → +1.9 °C

Hottest month +3.3 °C by 2080 (SSP5-8.5).

+150 mm

Precipitation

20502080

Higher emissions SSP5-8.5: +125 mm → +150 mm
Lower emissions SSP2-4.5: +125 mm → +148 mm

Driest month 0 mm by 2080 (SSP5-8.5).

1.8%

Water stress

20502080

Higher emissions SSP5-8.5: 1.8% → 1.8%
Current path SSP3-7.0: 1.8% → 1.8%

Share of land under high or extreme water stress; 0.1% today.

3.2%

River flooding

20502080

Higher emissions SSP5-8.5: 3.4% → 3.2%
Lower emissions SSP2-4.5: 3.3% → 3.1%

Land exposed to a 100-year river flood; 3.5% today.

Sea level

Benin: under high emissions, a 100-year coastal flood in 2080 could reach 2 of its largest cities.

Coastal sea-level rise

20502100

Higher emissions SSP5-8.5: +0.26 m → +0.81 m
Lower emissions SSP2-4.5: +0.23 m → +0.58 m

Largest exposed cities

PopulationMax depth

Max depth: the deepest water within 12 km of the city center in a 100-year coastal flood in 2080, under RCP8.5 with high-end sea-level rise (95th percentile), ignoring flood defenses and land subsidence. Source: WRI Aqueduct Floods.

Regional estimate for the country's coast (IPCC AR6 median), not the global average.

Projections from public CMIP6 (WorldClim 2.1, 5-model median, against a 1970-2000 baseline), WRI Aqueduct 4.0 and IPCC AR6 data. Monthly and bioclimatic aggregates, not daily-threshold indices. Forward-looking estimates, not a re-scored site risk.

Indicator panel

Every source-level indicator behind the dimensions above. Sort by score, value, or name.

		Year		vs world	vs region
Coastal Protection Needed	99.9 % coast	2020	99.9	+15.6	+16.3
Renewable Electricity Share	0.26 % of total	2021	99.7	+24.6	+24.4
Access to Clean Fuels	6.00 % population	2022	94.0	+83.8	+5.2
Cooling Degree Days	6271 degree days	2020	85.8	+34.0	+19.6
Land Surface Temperature	34.3 deg C change	2021	79.5	+14.8	+4.7
Energy Imports	40.9 % of energy use	2022	72.1	+1.0	+2.5
Flood Risk	6.70 0-10	2026	67.0	+15.0	+19.5
PM2.5 Air Pollution	51.0 ug/m3	2020	57.5	+38.3	+23.3
Renewable Energy Share	54.5 % of total energy	2021	43.4	-32.0	+12.8
Drought Index (SPEI)	-0.95 index	2021	37.8	-8.6	-6.5
Fossil Fuel Consumption	39.6 % of total	2022	37.1	-35.6	+6.0
Energy Intensity	4.79 MJ/$2017 PPP GDP	2021	21.0	+4.4	-1.9
Heat Index	27.8 index	2020	20.4	+20.3	+18.6
N2O Emissions Per Capita	0.23 kt CO2e per capita	2020	5.4	-1.6	-1.0
CO2 Emissions Per Capita	0.61 metric tons	2020	1.8	-5.9	+0.7
Methane Emissions Per Capita	0.31 kt CO2e per capita	2020	1.8	-6.3	-4.5
Energy Use Per Capita	376 kg oil eq per capita	2022	1.8	-6.5	-0.3
Heating Degree Days	0.00 degree days	2020	0.0	-1.4	-0.1
Coal Electricity Share	0.00 % of total	2021	0.0	0.0	0.0

		Year		vs world	vs region
Dam Capacity	1.00 0-1	2023	100.0	+6.7	+5.2
Dependency Ratio	1.00 0-1	2023	100.0	+93.2	+34.3
Access to Improved Sanitation	0.98 0-1	2023	98.4	+59.2	+18.4
Health Expenditure Per Capita	0.98 0-1	2023	97.7	+13.5	+1.5
Agricultural Capacity	0.98 0-1	2023	97.5	+5.7	-0.5
Projected Cereal Yield Change	0.97 0-1	2023	97.4	+10.9	+4.5
Paved Roads	0.91 0-1	2023	91.2	+36.2	+10.5
Projected Warm Period Change	0.79 0-1	2023	78.5	+10.8	+9.4
Age Dependency Ratio	0.76 0-1	2023	76.4	+23.7	+5.1
Protected Areas	23.5 % of land	2023	76.3	-12.6	-12.6
Protected Biome Areas	0.76 0-1	2023	75.8	+34.8	+11.2
Environmental Treaties Engagement	0.76 0-1	2023	75.7	-0.6	-4.5
Disaster Preparedness	0.75 0-1	2023	75.0	+45.0	+40.0
Forest Area	26.9 % of land	2022	71.5	+5.2	-5.9
Agriculture GDP Share	25.4 % of GDP	2023	70.7	+51.8	+19.5
Slum Population	0.69 0-1	2023	68.5	+52.0	+19.8
Quality of Trade Infrastructure	0.64 0-1	2023	64.1	+1.9	-5.1
Water Dependency Ratio	0.61 0-1	2023	61.0	+54.1	+41.2
Projected Vector Disease Change	0.58 0-1	2023	58.1	-7.7	-14.2
Ecological Footprint	0.57 0-1	2023	57.2	+34.6	+6.6
Rural Population	0.54 0-1	2023	53.8	+11.2	-4.0
Food Import Dependency	0.52 0-1	2023	52.1	+30.4	+22.5
Projected Population Change	0.52 0-1	2023	51.5	+29.2	+4.0
Agricultural Land	43.1 % of land	2022	51.2	+3.9	-4.3
Projected Biome Distribution Change	0.51 0-1	2023	50.6	-7.0	-3.5
Food Production Index	126 index	2022	48.2	-18.9	-10.8
Urban Concentration	0.46 0-1	2023	46.2	-11.2	+4.0
Population Below 5m	0.44 0-1	2023	43.8	+29.0	+33.5
Projected Hydropower Change	0.44 0-1	2023	43.7	0.0	0.0
Electricity Access	0.43 0-1	2023	43.4	+43.4	+2.2
Energy Import Dependency	0.41 0-1	2023	40.9	+15.2	+27.3
Projected Groundwater Change	0.35 0-1	2023	35.2	+9.0	+7.0
Child Malnutrition	0.34 0-1	2023	34.3	+20.5	+13.2
Projected Climate-Related Deaths	0.33 0-1	2023	33.3	+3.0	0.0
Projected Marine Biodiversity Loss	0.30 0-1	2023	29.5	-7.8	-0.2
Projected Annual Runoff Change	0.26 0-1	2023	26.0	-13.6	-9.2
Projected Flood Hazard Change	0.22 0-1	2023	21.9	+3.5	+0.1
Natural Capital Dependency	0.22 0-1	2023	21.6	-0.2	+2.1
Freshwater Withdrawal	1.26 % of internal resources	2021	17.4	-32.9	-24.1
Projected Sea Level Rise Impact	0.11 0-1	2023	10.6	-2.9	+5.4
Water Bodies Extent	89.4 % of land	2020	10.6	-11.0	-7.0
Threatened Mammal Species	13.0 count	2018	6.8	+1.6	-1.6
Freshwater Withdrawal Rate	0.01 0-1	2023	1.1	-6.3	-3.8
Earthquake Risk	0.10 0-10	2026	1.0	-34.0	0.0
Tree Cover Loss	1705 hectares	2021	0.1	0.0	0.0
Tsunami Risk	0.00 0-10	2026	0.0	-11.0	0.0
Natural Resource Depletion	0.00 % of GNI	2021	0.0	-2.1	-7.5
Forest Depletion	0.00 % of GNI	2021	0.0	-0.1	-9.2
Water Stress	0.98 %	2021	0.0	-0.3	-0.2

		Year		vs world	vs region
Sanitation Access	2.70 % population	2022	100.0	+60.0	+15.2
Hospital Beds	0.45 per 1,000	2021	99.3	+15.4	+11.8
Development and Deprivation	8.50 0-10	2026	85.0	+55.0	+7.5
Life Expectancy	60.8 years	2023	80.3	+40.8	+14.9
Communicable Disease Deaths	51.8 %	2019	79.1	+63.0	+3.4
Unmet Contraception Need	29.9 %	2022	77.5	+30.1	+27.5
Internet Users	32.2 % population	2023	76.3	+55.4	+7.5
Adult Literacy Rate	47.1 %	2022	72.7	+51.4	+39.1
Fertility Rate	4.56 births per woman	2023	70.9	+47.6	+11.2
Under-5 Mortality Rate	77.9 per 1,000	2023	67.5	+55.3	+27.7
School Gender Parity	0.90 ratio	2021	65.8	+24.8	+29.6
ESG Performance Score	1.76 0-100	2018	63.2	+38.2	+12.5
Poverty Rate (National)	38.5 % population	2018	61.2	+28.3	-4.4
Net Migration	-192 persons	2023	55.0	0.0	+0.1
Children Under 5	5.10 0-10	2026	51.0	+40.0	+14.5
Uprooted People	5.00 0-10	2026	50.0	-9.0	-8.0
Primary School Enrollment	113 % gross	2022	48.8	-14.8	-18.3
Access to Electricity	57.0 % population	2023	48.6	+48.6	+3.5
Shared Prosperity Growth	2.31 % annual	2021	45.8	-4.4	-34.3
GDP Growth	6.35 % annual	2023	43.4	-5.5	-3.4
Health Conditions	3.90 0-10	2026	39.0	+31.0	+3.0
Income Share Bottom 20%	7.60 %	2021	36.6	-3.5	0.0
Gini Coefficient	34.4 0-100	2021	33.2	+0.5	-3.5
Education Expenditure	19.0 % of govt	2023	26.5	-20.6	-16.6
Food Security	2.60 0-10	2026	26.0	+8.0	-21.0
Overweight Adults	30.1 % adults	2022	24.2	-31.8	-4.5
Aid Dependency	2.30 0-10	2026	23.0	-2.0	-17.5
Labor Participation	76.6 % (15+)	2023	18.7	-11.4	-18.2
Undernourishment	10.3 % population	2022	16.0	+10.2	-13.5
Gender Labor Ratio	96.3 ratio F/M	2023	8.5	-18.5	-15.4
Aging Population	3.09 % population	2023	4.4	-12.0	-0.3
Unemployment Rate	1.66 %	2023	4.4	-9.8	-11.2
Recent Shocks	0.10 0-10	2026	1.0	0.0	-5.0
Population Density	122 people/km2	2022	0.6	+0.1	+0.2

		Year		vs world	vs region
Scientific Articles	414 count	2022	100.0	+0.1	0.0
Disaster Risk Reduction	8.50 0-10	2026	85.0	+43.5	+30.0
Physical Infrastructure	7.90 0-10	2026	79.0	+49.0	+12.0
Healthcare Access	7.80 0-10	2026	78.0	+41.0	+13.0
Rule of Law	-0.51 -2.5 to +2.5	2023	60.1	+7.1	-4.1
Communication Infrastructure	5.70 0-10	2026	57.0	+37.0	+7.0
Political Stability	-0.35 -2.5 to +2.5	2023	56.9	+7.1	-3.4
Women in Parliament	26.6 % seats	2023	56.6	-1.6	-5.4
Regulatory Quality	-0.30 -2.5 to +2.5	2023	55.9	+3.1	-9.5
INFORM Governance Index	5.50 0-10	2026	55.0	-1.0	-11.5
Government Effectiveness	-0.22 -2.5 to +2.5	2023	54.4	+2.7	-12.1
Voice and Accountability	-0.22 -2.5 to +2.5	2023	54.4	+5.5	-9.5
Control of Corruption	-0.05 -2.5 to +2.5	2023	51.0	-4.6	-14.0
Legal Rights Strength	6.00 0-12	2019	50.0	0.0	0.0

		Year		vs world	vs region
Education (Readiness)	0.06 0-1	2023	93.7	+20.7	-0.5
Doing Business Score	0.29 0-1	2023	70.6	+12.2	+1.2
ICT Infrastructure	0.34 0-1	2023	66.0	+18.3	+1.7
Regulatory Quality (Readiness)	0.41 0-1	2023	59.0	+7.0	-3.6
Control of Corruption (Readiness)	0.41 0-1	2023	58.6	-5.7	-14.4
Rule of Law (Readiness)	0.45 0-1	2023	55.4	+2.8	-8.8
Social Inequality (Readiness)	0.46 0-1	2023	54.5	+3.0	-1.9
Political Stability (Readiness)	0.51 0-1	2023	49.0	+5.9	-2.8

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Common questions

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How risky is Benin?
Benin: mid-pack overall, with governance the main pressure. Its overall risk score is 54 out of 100 (medium), blended from World Bank, INFORM Risk Index and ND-GAIN Country Index.
What drives Benin's risk?
Benin's highest pressures are governance (75, high) and adaptation (66). Its strongest area is nature (28).
How might Benin's climate change by 2080?
Benin's climate zones stay broadly stable through 2080 even under a high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5); its Koppen-based climate-hazard pressure index holds near 76 out of 100. This forward-looking outlook is separate from the historical ND-GAIN scores.
How much will Benin warm by 2080?
Under a high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5), Benin is on track to warm by +2.4 °C by 2080, with annual precipitation changing by +150 mm; under lower emissions (SSP2-4.5) the warming is about +1.9 °C. Based on CMIP6 multi-model projections against a 1970-2000 baseline.
How much will sea levels rise along Benin's coast?
Coastal sea level along Benin is projected to rise by +0.81 m by 2100 under a high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5), and by about +0.58 m under lower emissions (SSP2-4.5). Based on the regional median of IPCC AR6 projections.
How will water stress change in Benin?
The share of Benin under high water stress is projected to move from 0.1% today to 1.8% by 2080 under a high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5). Based on WRI Aqueduct projections.
How will river-flood exposure change in Benin?
The share of Benin exposed to river flooding is projected to move from 3.5% today to 3.2% by 2080 under a high-emissions scenario (SSP5-8.5). Based on WRI Aqueduct riverine-flood projections.
When was Benin's risk data last updated?
Updated September 2026, drawing on World Bank, INFORM Risk Index and ND-GAIN Country Index.