Benin vs France: Exported deforestation

Benin

221.38 hectares

in 2023

France

299.6 hectares

in 2023

Benin rank

72nd

France rank

69th

Exported deforestation over time

Benin
France

How they compare

France currently reports 299.6 hectares against 221.38 hectares in Benin, a difference of 78.22 hectares.

That makes France's figure about 1.4 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was France ahead.

Benin ranks 72nd and France ranks 69th of 178 countries.

Individual pages

Exported deforestation in Benin
Exported deforestation in France
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Exported deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 178 places, 3,320 data points, 2005–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Exported deforestation is the amount of annual deforestation that is driven by the production of food and forestry products that are exported for consumption in other countries. This is measured in hectares.