15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: MGCI — Value in Benin
Benin: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: MGCI — Value was 629.1 km2 in 2021. ▬ Flat
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: MGCI — Value in Benin, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
Benin recorded 629.1 km2 for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: mgci — value in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: mgci — value in Benin peaked at 637 km2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 629.1 km2, in 2021.
Benin ranks 135th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: MGCI — Value in Benin, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 637 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 635.7 km2 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 635 km2 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 631.7 km2 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 630.1 km2 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 629.1 km2 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 636.35 km2 | 635.7 km2 | 637 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 632.27 km2 | 630.1 km2 | 635 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 629.1 km2 | 629.1 km2 | 629.1 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 132 Mauritania 847.5 km2 compare
- 133 Belgium 766.2 km2 compare
- 134 Réunion 637.3 km2 compare
- 136 French Guiana 620.6 km2 compare
- 137 Brunei Darussalam 488.2 km2 compare
- 138 Andorra 414.1 km2 compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -7.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0006 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -10.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: mgci — value in Benin?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: mgci — value in Benin was 629.1 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: mgci — value recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 637 km2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: mgci — value recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 629.1 km2 in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: mgci — value?
- Benin ranks 135th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: mgci — value rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: MGCI — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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