Annual change forest area in Benin
Benin: Annual change forest area was -37,382 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
-37,382
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
202nd
of 235 countries
All-time high
-37,382
in 2021
All-time low
-151,426
in 2011
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change forest area in Benin, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change forest area in Benin stood at -37,382. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 75.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change forest area in Benin peaked at -37,382 in 2021 and was at its lowest, -151,426, in 2011.
That places Benin 202nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Annual change forest area in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -130,585 | — |
| 1992 | -130,585 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -130,585 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -130,585 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -130,585 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -130,585 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -130,585 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -130,585 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -130,585 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -130,585 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -141,005 | +8.0% |
| 2002 | -141,005 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -141,005 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -141,005 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -141,005 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -141,005 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -141,005 | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -141,005 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -141,005 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -141,005 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -151,426 | +7.4% |
| 2012 | -151,426 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -151,426 | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -151,426 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -151,426 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -37,382 | -75.3% |
| 2017 | -37,382 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -37,382 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -37,382 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -37,382 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -37,382 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -37,382 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -37,382 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -37,382 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -37,382 | -0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's -37,382 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -848, 44.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's -37,382 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -7,546, 5.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -130,585 | -130,585 | -130,585 | 9 |
| 2000s | -139,963 | -141,005 | -130,585 | 10 |
| 2010s | -104,766 | -151,426 | -37,382 | 10 |
| 2020s | -37,382 | -37,382 | -37,382 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More environment data for Benin
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0029 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0371 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 4.88 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change forest area in Benin?
- Annual change forest area in Benin was -37,382 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change forest area recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was -37,382 in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual change forest area recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -151,426 in 2011.
- How does Benin rank for annual change forest area?
- Benin ranks 202nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change forest area rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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