Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Benin
Benin: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods was -37,382 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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.
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Benin, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -130,585 hectares | — |
| 1992 | -130,585 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -130,585 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -130,585 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -130,585 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -130,585 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -130,585 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -130,585 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -130,585 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -130,585 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -141,005 hectares | +8.0% |
| 2002 | -141,005 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -141,005 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -141,005 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -141,005 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -141,005 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -141,005 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -141,005 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -141,005 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -141,005 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -151,426 hectares | +7.4% |
| 2012 | -151,426 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -151,426 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -151,426 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -151,426 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -37,382 hectares | -75.3% |
| 2017 | -37,382 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -37,382 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -37,382 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -37,382 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -37,382 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2022 | -37,382 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -37,382 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -37,382 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -37,382 hectares | -0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's -37,382 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -848 hectares, 44.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's -37,382 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -7,546 hectares, 5.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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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- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Benin?
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was -37,382 hectares in 2021.
- What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -151,426 hectares in 2011.
- How does Benin rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Benin ranks 202nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. 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.