What is inland water bodies — area from cgls in Benin?

Inland water bodies — area from cgls in Benin was 29.2 1000 ha in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest inland water bodies — area from cgls recorded in Benin?

The highest recorded value was 29.2 1000 ha in 2019.

What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from cgls recorded in Benin?

The lowest recorded value was 28.53 1000 ha in 2018.

How does Benin rank for inland water bodies — area from cgls?

Benin ranks 135th out of 215 countries with data for 2019.

Where does this Benin data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS in Benin

Name: Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS in Benin
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Benin: Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS was 29.2 1000 ha in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

29.2 1000 ha

Change on year

up 2.3%

World rank

135th

of 215 countries

All-time high

29.2 1000 ha

in 2019

All-time low

28.53 1000 ha

in 2018

Years of data

2015–2019

Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS in Benin, 2015–2019

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Benin recorded 29.2 1000 ha for inland water bodies — area from cgls in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over five years.

That places Benin 135th out of 215 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Benin

132 Tunisia 32.89 1000 ha compare
133 Namibia 32.73 1000 ha compare
134 Costa Rica 31.35 1000 ha compare
136 Georgia 28.64 1000 ha compare
137 Republic of Moldova 28.57 1000 ha compare
138 Mauritania 28.52 1000 ha compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is inland water bodies — area from cgls in Benin?: Inland water bodies — area from cgls in Benin was 29.2 1000 ha in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest inland water bodies — area from cgls recorded in Benin?: The highest recorded value was 29.2 1000 ha in 2019.
What is the lowest inland water bodies — area from cgls recorded in Benin?: The lowest recorded value was 28.53 1000 ha in 2018.
How does Benin rank for inland water bodies — area from cgls?: Benin ranks 135th out of 215 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Benin data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Inland water bodies — Area from CGLS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 243 places, 1,215 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.