Primary Forest — Area in Benin
Benin: Primary Forest — Area was 1,205 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary Forest — Area in Benin, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Benin recorded 1,205 1000 ha for primary forest — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Benin peaked at 3,571 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,205 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Benin 33rd out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,154 1000 ha | 2,738 1000 ha | 3,571 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,244 1000 ha | 1,842 1000 ha | 2,645 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,440 1000 ha | 1,276 1000 ha | 1,753 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,235 1000 ha | 1,205 1000 ha | 1,264 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 primary forest — area in Benin?
- Primary forest — area in Benin was 1,205 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 3,571 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,205 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Benin rank for primary forest — area?
- Benin ranks 33rd out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. 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 Primary 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.