Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Benin
Benin: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 36.0% in 2025. β¬ Flat
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Benin, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Benin is 36.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Benin peaked at 36.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 1990.
Benin ranks 35th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.0% | 36.0% | 36.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 36.0% | 36.0% | 36.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 36.0% | 36.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 36.0% | 36.0% | 36.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 32 Dominica 37.0% compare
- 33 Slovenia 36.3% compare
- 34 New Zealand 36.2% compare
- 36 Kazakhstan 35.7% compare
- 37 Cuba 35.6% compare
- 38 Dominican Republic 35.2% compare
More environment data for Benin
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -9.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 64.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -8.07 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.23 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 230.77 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Benin?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Benin was 36.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Benin ranks 35th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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