Benin vs Burkina Faso: Share of global forest area

Benin
0.1%
in 2025
Burkina Faso
0.1%
in 2025
Benin rank
92nd
Burkina Faso rank
90th

Share of global forest area over time

  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
00.050.10.150.2199020072025

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Benin, a difference of 0.0%.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 92nd and Burkina Faso ranks 90th of 235 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 0.1% 0.2% 0.0% Burkina Faso
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Burkina Faso
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Burkina Faso
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.0% Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global forest area, Benin or Burkina Faso?
Burkina Faso, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Benin as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of global forest area between Benin and Burkina Faso?
0.0%, 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 share of global forest area?
Benin ranks 92nd and Burkina Faso ranks 90th of 235 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 Share of global forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of global forest area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,460 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.