Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Benin?

Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Benin

Name: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Benin
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Benin: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area was 70.94 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

70.94 1000 ha

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

98th

of 240 countries

All-time high

70.94 1000 ha

in 2024

All-time low

60.75 1000 ha

in 2001

Years of data

2001–2024

Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area in Benin, 2001–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Benin is 70.94 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Benin peaked at 70.94 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.75 1000 ha, in 2001.

That places Benin 98th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	62.79 1000 ha	60.75 1000 ha	64.68 1000 ha	9
2010s	67.25 1000 ha	65.19 1000 ha	69.32 1000 ha	10
2020s	70.45 1000 ha	69.72 1000 ha	70.94 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Benin

95 Jordan 87.45 1000 ha compare
96 Croatia 78.81 1000 ha compare
97 Cuba 76.9 1000 ha compare
99 Finland 68.31 1000 ha compare
100 United Arab Emirates 67.73 1000 ha compare
101 Zimbabwe 66.06 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Benin?: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area in Benin was 70.94 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Benin?: The highest recorded value was 70.94 1000 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area recorded in Benin?: The lowest recorded value was 60.75 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Benin rank for artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area?: Benin ranks 98th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — area rising or falling in Benin?: Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. 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, published as part of Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area from MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.