Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre was 0.173 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in Benin, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.173 m3 per square kilometre for roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 91.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 3.14 m3 per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 m3 per square kilometre, in 1996.
Benin ranks 59th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.0001 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0.0019 m3 per square kilometre | +2322.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 m3 per square kilometre | -65.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 m3 per square kilometre | -85.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0 m3 per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 0 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1998 | 0.0062 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1999 | 0.0053 m3 per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0052 m3 per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0177 m3 per square kilometre | +238.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1357 m3 per square kilometre | +665.0% |
| 2003 | 0.251 m3 per square kilometre | +85.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4248 m3 per square kilometre | +69.3% |
| 2005 | 0.478 m3 per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4603 m3 per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4453 m3 per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.448 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1322 m3 per square kilometre | -70.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7779 m3 per square kilometre | +488.3% |
| 2011 | 2.11 m3 per square kilometre | +171.0% |
| 2012 | 2.32 m3 per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 2.1 m3 per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 3.14 m3 per square kilometre | +49.4% |
| 2015 | 1.95 m3 per square kilometre | -37.8% |
| 2016 | 1.19 m3 per square kilometre | -39.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3654 m3 per square kilometre | -69.2% |
| 2018 | 0.593 m3 per square kilometre | +62.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3099 m3 per square kilometre | -47.7% |
| 2020 | 0.07 m3 per square kilometre | -77.4% |
| 2021 | 0.24 m3 per square kilometre | +242.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1803 m3 per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 2023 | 0.173 m3 per square kilometre | -4.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.173 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.011 m3 per square kilometre, 15.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.173 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0242 m3 per square kilometre, 7.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +2322.2% | 0.0001 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0019 m3 per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +665.0% | 0.0177 m3 per square kilometre | 0.1357 m3 per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0016 m3 per square kilometre | 0 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0062 m3 per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.2798 m3 per square kilometre | 0.0052 m3 per square kilometre | 0.478 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 m3 per square kilometre | 0.3099 m3 per square kilometre | 3.14 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1658 m3 per square kilometre | 0.07 m3 per square kilometre | 0.24 m3 per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 56 Cambodia 0.1838 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 57 Brazil 0.1826 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 58 Togo 0.1751 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 60 Guyana 0.1627 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 61 Chile 0.1573 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 62 United Arab Emirates 0.1509 m3 per square kilometre compare
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in Benin?
- Roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre in Benin was 0.173 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 3.14 m3 per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 m3 per square kilometre in 1996.
- How does Benin rank for roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 59th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roundwood — export quantity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roundwood — Export quantity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Roundwood — Export quantity ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Roundwood — Export quantity Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Roundwood — Export quantity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.