Benin vs Burkina Faso: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 3,237 1000 ha against 3,133 1000 ha in Benin, a difference of 104 1000 ha.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 96th and Burkina Faso ranks 94th of 231 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,392 1000 ha | 7,435 1000 ha | 1,042 1000 ha | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 5,040 1000 ha | 5,774 1000 ha | 733.82 1000 ha | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 3,697 1000 ha | 4,496 1000 ha | 798.65 1000 ha | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 3,227 1000 ha | 3,537 1000 ha | 309.9 1000 ha | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Benin or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 3,237 1000 ha against 3,133 1000 ha in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 104 1000 ha, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for forest land — area?
- Benin ranks 96th and Burkina Faso ranks 94th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.