Forest rents in Benin
Benin: Forest rents was 2.3% in 2021. βΌ Falling
Forest rents in Benin, 1970β2021
Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Benin recorded 2.3% for forest rents in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest rents in Benin peaked at 12.0% in 1977 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2021.
That places Benin 33rd out of 213 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.7% | 5.3% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.0% | 5.4% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 3.1% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 3.0% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.4% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 2 |
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More environment data for Benin
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 1,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 1,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 43 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 28 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 1,083 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 239 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 2,026 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest rents in Benin?
- Forest rents in Benin was 2.3% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest forest rents recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 1977.
- What is the lowest forest rents recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for forest rents?
- Benin ranks 33rd out of 213 countries with data for 2021.
- Is forest rents rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Forest rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest rents are roundwood harvest times the product of regional prices and a regional rental rate.