15.1.1 Forest area — Value in Benin
Benin: 15.1.1 Forest area — Value was 3,133 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
15.1.1 Forest area — Value in Benin, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, 15.1.1 forest area — value in Benin stood at 3,133 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.1.1 forest area — value in Benin peaked at 6,980 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3,133 1000 ha, in 2025.
Benin ranks 92nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,980 1000 ha | 6,980 1000 ha | 6,980 1000 ha | 1 |
| 2000s | 5,674 1000 ha | 5,674 1000 ha | 5,674 1000 ha | 1 |
| 2010s | 3,886 1000 ha | 3,507 1000 ha | 4,264 1000 ha | 2 |
| 2020s | 3,227 1000 ha | 3,133 1000 ha | 3,320 1000 ha | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 89 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3,278 1000 ha compare
- 90 Burkina Faso 3,237 1000 ha compare
- 91 Pakistan 3,192 1000 ha compare
- 93 Georgia 3,100 1000 ha compare
- 94 Costa Rica 2,990 1000 ha compare
- 95 Czechia 2,968 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Benin
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 1,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 1,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 43 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 28 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 1,083 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 239 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 2,026 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 3,260 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.1.1 forest area — value in Benin?
- 15.1.1 forest area — value in Benin was 3,133 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.1.1 forest area — value recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 6,980 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest 15.1.1 forest area — value recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,133 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Benin rank for 15.1.1 forest area — value?
- Benin ranks 92nd out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 15.1.1 forest area — value rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.1.1 Forest area — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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