Benin vs Uganda: Annual change in forest area

Benin

-37,382 hectares

in 2025

Uganda

-28,098 hectares

in 2025

Benin rank

202nd

Uganda rank

199th

Annual change in forest area over time

Uganda currently reports -28,098 hectares against -37,382 hectares in Benin, a difference of 9,284 hectares.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 202nd and Uganda ranks 199th of 235 countries.

Indicator: Annual change in forest area
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 8,225 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.