Roundwood — Production, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Roundwood — Production, per square kilometre was 63.58 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
63.58 m3 per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
59th
of 170 countries
All-time high
63.58 m3 per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
44.52 m3 per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Roundwood — Production, per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roundwood — production, per square kilometre in Benin is 63.58 m3 per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roundwood — production, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 63.58 m3 per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.52 m3 per square kilometre, in 1961.
Benin ranks 59th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Roundwood — Production, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 44.52 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 44.62 m3 per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 44.58 m3 per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 44.74 m3 per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 44.81 m3 per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 44.86 m3 per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 44.96 m3 per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 45.04 m3 per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 45.11 m3 per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 45.19 m3 per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 45.58 m3 per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 45.33 m3 per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 45.27 m3 per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 45.29 m3 per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 46.07 m3 per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 46.32 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 46.22 m3 per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 46.41 m3 per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 46.2 m3 per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 46.06 m3 per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 45.94 m3 per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 46.43 m3 per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 47.63 m3 per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 47.71 m3 per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 47.86 m3 per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 48.58 m3 per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 49.64 m3 per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 50.15 m3 per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 51.29 m3 per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 51.91 m3 per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 52.55 m3 per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 52.97 m3 per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 53.57 m3 per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 54.03 m3 per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 54.34 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 54.66 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 55.06 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 55.06 m3 per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 55.23 m3 per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 55.36 m3 per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 55.82 m3 per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 56.34 m3 per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 56.61 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 56.89 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 57.19 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 58.64 m3 per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 58.25 m3 per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 58.63 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 59.02 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 59.79 m3 per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 60.17 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 61.06 m3 per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 61.01 m3 per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 61.68 m3 per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 60.3 m3 per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 61.38 m3 per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 61.65 m3 per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 61.94 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 62.24 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 62.55 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 62.88 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 63.22 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 63.58 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 63.58 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.22 m3 per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 63.58 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.17 m3 per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.8 m3 per square kilometre | 44.52 m3 per square kilometre | 45.11 m3 per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 45.79 m3 per square kilometre | 45.19 m3 per square kilometre | 46.41 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.13 m3 per square kilometre | 45.94 m3 per square kilometre | 51.29 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.94 m3 per square kilometre | 51.91 m3 per square kilometre | 55.23 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.27 m3 per square kilometre | 55.36 m3 per square kilometre | 59.02 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.12 m3 per square kilometre | 59.79 m3 per square kilometre | 62.24 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.06 m3 per square kilometre | 62.55 m3 per square kilometre | 63.58 m3 per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 56 Myanmar 65.34 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 57 Hungary 65.14 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 58 Thailand 64.14 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 60 Equatorial Guinea 62.28 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 61 Burkina Faso 59.3 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 62 Jamaica 58.62 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roundwood — production, per square kilometre in Benin?
- Roundwood — production, per square kilometre in Benin was 63.58 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roundwood — production, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 63.58 m3 per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest roundwood — production, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.52 m3 per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for roundwood — production, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 59th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roundwood — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Roundwood — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roundwood — Production 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 — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Roundwood — Production 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 — Production 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.