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Forest cover — Benin

Forest cover in Benin in 2023 — 26.47%. Ranked 114 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 16.41 pp.

2023 26.47% −0.44 pp vs 2022
World rank 114of 213
Period maximum 42.88%1990
Period minimum 26.47%2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Benin, 1990–202325303540451990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 42.88%1991: 42.26%1992: 41.64%1993: 41.02%1994: 40.4%1995: 39.78%1996: 39.16%1997: 38.53%1998: 37.91%1999: 37.29%2000: 36.67%2001: 36.23%2002: 35.79%2003: 35.34%2004: 34.9%2005: 34.46%2006: 34.01%2007: 33.57%2008: 33.12%2009: 32.68%2010: 32.24%2011: 31.79%2012: 31.35%2013: 30.91%2014: 30.46%2015: 30.02%2016: 29.58%2017: 29.13%2018: 28.69%2019: 28.25%2020: 27.8%2021: 27.36%2022: 26.92%2023: 26.47%
Change over the period: −16.41 pp Annual average: -0.5 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Benin 26.47%
World 31.1%
Sub-Saharan Africa 25.74%
Western Africa computed 13.65%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 26.63%
Forest cover — Benin, by year Benin All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 26.47 −0.44 pp
2022 26.92 −0.44 pp
2021 27.36 −0.44 pp
2020 27.8 −0.44 pp
2019 28.25 −0.44 pp
2018 28.69 −0.44 pp
2017 29.13 −0.44 pp
2016 29.58 −0.44 pp
2015 30.02 −0.44 pp
2014 30.46 −0.44 pp
2013 30.91 −0.44 pp
2012 31.35 −0.44 pp
2011 31.79 −0.44 pp
2010 32.24 −0.44 pp
2009 32.68 −0.44 pp
2008 33.12 −0.44 pp
2007 33.57 −0.44 pp
2006 34.01 −0.44 pp
2005 34.46 −0.44 pp
2004 34.9 −0.44 pp
2003 35.34 −0.44 pp
2002 35.79 −0.44 pp
2001 36.23 −0.44 pp
2000 36.67 −0.62 pp
1999 37.29 −0.62 pp
1998 37.91 −0.62 pp
1997 38.53 −0.62 pp
1996 39.16 −0.62 pp
1995 39.78 −0.62 pp
1994 40.4 −0.62 pp
1993 41.02 −0.62 pp
1992 41.64 −0.62 pp
1991 42.26 −0.62 pp
1990 42.88 —

Western Africa, 2023

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

LR Liberia 78.14 GW Guinea-Bissau 69.51 SN Senegal 41.28 GH Ghana 35.19 SL Sierra Leone 34.3 BJ Benin 26.47 GN Guinea 24.7 NG Nigeria 23.21 GM Gambia 22.28 BF Burkina Faso 22.17 TG Togo 22.07 CV Cabo Verde 11.57 ML Mali 10.9 CI Côte d'Ivoire 7.86 NE Niger 0.82 MR Mauritania 0.29
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

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

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