Benin vs Laos: Annual change in forest area
Benin
-37,382 hectares
in 2025
Laos
-35,334 hectares
in 2025
Benin rank
202nd
Laos rank
201st
Annual change in forest area over time
- Benin
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports -35,334 hectares against -37,382 hectares in Benin, a difference of 2,048 hectares.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 202nd and Laos ranks 201st of 235 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -130,585 hectares | -34,924 hectares | 95,661 hectares | Laos |
| 2000s | -139,963 hectares | -38,543 hectares | 101,420 hectares | Laos |
| 2010s | -104,766 hectares | -45,549 hectares | 59,218 hectares | Laos |
| 2020s | -37,382 hectares | -34,668 hectares | 2,714 hectares | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Benin or Laos?
- Laos, at -35,334 hectares against -37,382 hectares in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Benin and Laos?
- 2,048 hectares, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Laos?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Laos rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Benin ranks 202nd and Laos ranks 201st of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.