Benin vs Réunion: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Benin
27.8%
in 2025
Réunion
30.7%
in 2025
Benin rank
112th
Réunion rank
110th
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- Benin
- Réunion
How they compare
Réunion currently reports 30.7% against 27.8% in Benin, a difference of 2.9%.
That makes Réunion's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 112th and Réunion ranks 110th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Réunion in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Réunion | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.9% | 27.2% | 34.7% | Benin |
| 2000s | 50.3% | 28.4% | 21.9% | Benin |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 30.0% | 4.5% | Benin |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 30.7% | 2.1% | Réunion |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area as a proportion of total land area, Benin or Réunion?
- Réunion, at 30.7% against 27.8% in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between Benin and Réunion?
- 2.9%, with Réunion ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Réunion?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Réunion rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Benin ranks 112th and Réunion ranks 110th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.