Benin vs Paraguay: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita
Benin
-1.2%
in 2025
Paraguay
-1.1%
in 2025
Benin rank
216th
Paraguay rank
214th
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita over time
- Benin
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports -1.1% against -1.2% in Benin, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Paraguay ahead.
Benin ranks 216th and Paraguay ranks 214th of 227 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.1% | -1.6% | 0.5% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | -2.8% | -1.9% | 0.9% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | -2.8% | -1.9% | 0.9% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | -1.2% | -1.2% | 0.1% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita, Benin or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at -1.1% against -1.2% in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita between Benin and Paraguay?
- 0.1%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Paraguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Paraguay rank globally for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Benin ranks 216th and Paraguay ranks 214th of 227 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.