Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Benin
Benin: Lakes and rivers permanent water area change was 8.6% in 2022. β² Rising
Lakes and rivers permanent water area change in Benin, 2005β2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
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 133rd out of 232 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.
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 |
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- 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)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import quantity 3,260 t (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 133rd out of 232 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.
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