Benin vs Ghana: Forest land — Share in Land area
Forest land — Share in Land area over time
- Benin
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 30.86 % against 28.12 % in Benin, a difference of 2.74 %.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 126th and Ghana ranks 123rd of 231 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.69 % | 26.22 % | 30.47 % | Benin |
| 2000s | 44.7 % | 27.79 % | 16.9 % | Benin |
| 2010s | 32.79 % | 29.36 % | 3.42 % | Benin |
| 2020s | 28.78 % | 30.54 % | 1.76 % | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Benin or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 30.86 % against 28.12 % in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Benin and Ghana?
- 2.74 %, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ghana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Ghana rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
- Benin ranks 126th and Ghana ranks 123rd of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
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.