Change forest area share total in Benin
Benin: Change forest area share total was -1.19 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change forest area share total in Benin, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change forest area share total in Benin is -1.19, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 72.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Benin peaked at -1.08 in 2016 and was at its lowest, -4.32, in 2015.
That places Benin 217th out of 228 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.
Change forest area share total in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -1.91 | — |
| 1992 | -1.94 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | -1.98 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | -2.02 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | -2.06 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | -2.11 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | -2.15 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | -2.2 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | -2.25 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | -2.3 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | -2.55 | +10.7% |
| 2002 | -2.61 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | -2.69 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | -2.76 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | -2.84 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | -2.92 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | -3.01 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | -3.1 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | -3.2 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | -3.31 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | -3.68 | +11.3% |
| 2012 | -3.82 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | -3.97 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | -4.14 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | -4.32 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | -1.08 | -75.0% |
| 2017 | -1.09 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | -1.1 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | -1.11 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | -1.13 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | -1.14 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | -1.15 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | -1.17 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | -1.18 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | -1.19 | +1.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's -1.19 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0292, 40.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's -1.19 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3469, 3.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +75.0% | -4.32 | -1.08 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.07 | -2.25 | -1.91 | 9 |
| 2000s | -2.8 | -3.2 | -2.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.76 | -4.32 | -1.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.16 | -1.19 | -1.13 | 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 change forest area share total in Benin?
- Change forest area share total in Benin was -1.19 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was -1.08 in 2016.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.32 in 2015.
- How does Benin rank for change forest area share total?
- Benin ranks 217th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.4%. 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 Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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