Benin vs Tanzania: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area

Benin

-1.2%

in 2025

Tanzania

-1.1%

in 2025

Benin rank

217th

Tanzania rank

214th

Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area over time

Tanzania currently reports -1.1% against -1.2% in Benin, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Benin ranks 217th and Tanzania ranks 214th of 228 countries.

Indicator: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Unit: %
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: 228 places, 7,980 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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