Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Benin
Benin: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 8.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Benin, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Benin is 8.6%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 7.1% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Benin peaked at 11.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2009.
That places Benin 142nd out of 251 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.3% | — |
| 2006 | 10.0% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | -26.2% |
| 2008 | 6.6% | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | +29.3% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | +7.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 8.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.6%, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Benin's 8.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.6%, 81% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 6.3% | 10.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 6.9% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 8.0% | 8.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More environment data for Benin
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Benin?
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Benin was 8.6% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest lakes and rivers permanent water area change recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2009.
- How does Benin rank for lakes and rivers permanent water area change?
- Benin ranks 142nd out of 251 countries with data for 2022.
- Is lakes and rivers permanent water area change rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Lakes and rivers permanent water area change (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 18 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).