Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Benin
Benin: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 29,577 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Benin, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Benin recorded 29,577 Square kilometres for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Benin peaked at 48,222 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 29,577 Square kilometres, in 2023.
Benin ranks 79th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45,058 Square kilometres | 41,894 Square kilometres | 48,222 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,924 Square kilometres | 36,656 Square kilometres | 41,192 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,896 Square kilometres | 31,632 Square kilometres | 36,152 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,349 Square kilometres | 29,577 Square kilometres | 31,122 Square kilometres | 4 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 64.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.07 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.23 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 230.77 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Benin?
- Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Benin was 29,577 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 48,222 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,577 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Benin rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
- Benin ranks 79th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata