Annual change in forest area in Benin
Benin: Annual change in forest area was -37,382 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual change in forest area in Benin, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area in Benin stood at -37,382 hectares. 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 in forest area in Benin peaked at -37,382 hectares in 2021 and was at its lowest, -151,426 hectares, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -130,585 hectares | -130,585 hectares | -130,585 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -139,963 hectares | -141,005 hectares | -130,585 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -104,766 hectares | -151,426 hectares | -37,382 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -37,382 hectares | -37,382 hectares | -37,382 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Benin
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 17.77 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.23 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 3.77 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7055 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0019 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 7.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0005 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0384 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Benin?
- Annual change in forest area in Benin was -37,382 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was -37,382 hectares in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -151,426 hectares in 2011.
- How does Benin rank for annual change in forest area?
- Benin ranks 202nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.