Forest land — Share in Land area in Benin
Benin: Forest land — Share in Land area was 28.12 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Benin, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 28.12 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Benin peaked at 61.9 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 28.12 %, in 2024.
That places Benin 126th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.69 % | 51.48 % | 61.9 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.7 % | 39.07 % | 50.32 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.79 % | 29.78 % | 37.82 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.78 % | 28.12 % | 29.44 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More environment data for Benin
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.56 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 24.33 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 200 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 4.88 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 11.31 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 550 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 13.74 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 668.34 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 74.95 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,646 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Benin?
- Forest land — share in land area in Benin was 28.12 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 61.9 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.12 % in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Benin ranks 126th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. 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 — Share in 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.