Forest land — Area in Benin
Benin: Forest land — Area was 3,133 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Benin, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Benin is 3,133 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Benin peaked at 6,980 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3,133 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Benin 96th out of 231 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,392 1000 ha | 5,805 1000 ha | 6,980 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,040 1000 ha | 4,405 1000 ha | 5,674 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,697 1000 ha | 3,358 1000 ha | 4,264 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,227 1000 ha | 3,133 1000 ha | 3,320 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 93 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3,278 1000 ha compare
- 94 Burkina Faso 3,237 1000 ha compare
- 95 Pakistan 3,192 1000 ha compare
- 97 Georgia 3,100 1000 ha compare
- 98 Costa Rica 2,990 1000 ha compare
- 99 Czechia 2,968 1000 ha compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Benin?
- Forest land — area in Benin was 3,133 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 6,980 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,133 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Benin rank for forest land — area?
- Benin ranks 96th out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.