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Forest area — Benin

Forest area in Benin in 2023 — 29,852 km². Ranked 91 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 38.3%.

2023 29,852 km² −1.65% vs 2022
World rank 91of 213
Period maximum 48,352 km²1990
Period minimum 29,852 km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Benin, 1990–202325,00030,00035,00040,00045,00050,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 48,352 km²1991: 47,652 km²1992: 46,952 km²1993: 46,252 km²1994: 45,552 km²1995: 44,852 km²1996: 44,152 km²1997: 43,452 km²1998: 42,752 km²1999: 42,052 km²2000: 41,352 km²2001: 40,852 km²2002: 40,352 km²2003: 39,852 km²2004: 39,352 km²2005: 38,852 km²2006: 38,352 km²2007: 37,852 km²2008: 37,352 km²2009: 36,852 km²2010: 36,352 km²2011: 35,852 km²2012: 35,352 km²2013: 34,852 km²2014: 34,352 km²2015: 33,852 km²2016: 33,352 km²2017: 32,852 km²2018: 32,352 km²2019: 31,852 km²2020: 31,352 km²2021: 30,852 km²2022: 30,352 km²2023: 29,852 km²
Change over the period: −18,500 (−38.26%) Average annual rate: -1.45 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Benin

Benin 29,852 km²
World 40.35M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 6.15M km²
Western Africa computed 827,756 km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 5.76M km²
Forest area — Benin, by year Benin All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 29,852 −500 −1.65%
2022 30,352 −500 −1.62%
2021 30,852 −500 −1.59%
2020 31,352 −500 −1.57%
2019 31,852 −500 −1.55%
2018 32,352 −500 −1.52%
2017 32,852 −500 −1.5%
2016 33,352 −500 −1.48%
2015 33,852 −500 −1.46%
2014 34,352 −500 −1.43%
2013 34,852 −500 −1.41%
2012 35,352 −500 −1.39%
2011 35,852 −500 −1.38%
2010 36,352 −500 −1.36%
2009 36,852 −500 −1.34%
2008 37,352 −500 −1.32%
2007 37,852 −500 −1.3%
2006 38,352 −500 −1.29%
2005 38,852 −500 −1.27%
2004 39,352 −500 −1.25%
2003 39,852 −500 −1.24%
2002 40,352 −500 −1.22%
2001 40,852 −500 −1.21%
2000 41,352 −700 −1.66%
1999 42,052 −700 −1.64%
1998 42,752 −700 −1.61%
1997 43,452 −700 −1.59%
1996 44,152 −700 −1.56%
1995 44,852 −700 −1.54%
1994 45,552 −700 −1.51%
1993 46,252 −700 −1.49%
1992 46,952 −700 −1.47%
1991 47,652 −700 −1.45%
1990 48,352 — —

Western Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NG Nigeria 211,371 ML Mali 132,960 GH Ghana 80,074 SN Senegal 79,482 LR Liberia 75,267 GN Guinea 60,690 BF Burkina Faso 60,664 BJ Benin 29,852 CI Côte d'Ivoire 24,981 SL Sierra Leone 24,757 GW Guinea-Bissau 19,547 TG Togo 12,004 NE Niger 10,424 MR Mauritania 2,964 GM Gambia 2,255 CV Cabo Verde 466
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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