Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Benin
Benin: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 99.99 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
99.99
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
6th
of 240 countries
All-time high
99.99
in 2000
All-time low
99.99
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Benin, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Benin stood at 99.99. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Benin peaked at 99.99 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 99.99, in 2000.
Benin ranks 6th of 240 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.99 | — |
| 2001 | 99.99 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.99 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.99 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.99 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.99 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.99 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.99 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.99 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.99 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.99 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.99 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.99 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.99 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.99 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.99 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.99 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.99 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.99 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.99 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.99 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.99 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.99 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.99 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.99 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.99 | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 99.99 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.58, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 99.99 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.52, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.99 | 99.99 | 99.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.99 | 99.99 | 99.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.99 | 99.99 | 99.99 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More environment data for Benin
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0029 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0371 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 4.88 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Benin?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Benin was 99.99 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 99.99 in 2000.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.99 in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Benin ranks 6th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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