Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Benin
Benin: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 3,091 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Benin, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — area in Benin stood at 3,091 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Benin peaked at 6,893 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3,091 1000 ha, in 2025.
Benin ranks 86th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,321 1000 ha | 5,748 1000 ha | 6,893 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,993 1000 ha | 4,364 1000 ha | 5,621 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,656 1000 ha | 3,315 1000 ha | 4,225 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,184 1000 ha | 3,091 1000 ha | 3,278 1000 ha | 6 |
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More environment data for Benin
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.56 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 24.33 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 200 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 4.88 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 11.31 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 550 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 13.74 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 668.34 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 74.95 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,646 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — area in Benin?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Benin was 3,091 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 6,893 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,091 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Benin rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Benin ranks 86th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.