Share global forest in Benin
Benin: Share global forest was 0.0757 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.0757
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
92nd
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.1607
in 1990
All-time low
0.0757
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Benin, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.0757 for share global forest in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Benin peaked at 0.1607 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0757, in 2025.
That places Benin 92nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1607 | — |
| 1991 | 0.1581 | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1555 | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1528 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1502 | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1475 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1448 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1421 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1394 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1367 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1339 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1307 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1275 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1243 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.121 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1178 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1145 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1113 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.108 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1048 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1015 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.098 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0945 | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0909 | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0874 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0839 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.083 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0822 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0814 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0805 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0797 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0789 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0781 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0773 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0765 | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0757 | -1.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0757 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0941, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0757 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1056, 72% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1488 | 0.1367 | 0.1607 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1194 | 0.1048 | 0.1339 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0883 | 0.0805 | 0.1015 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0777 | 0.0757 | 0.0797 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 89 United Kingdom 0.0792 compare
- 90 Burkina Faso 0.0782 compare
- 91 Pakistan 0.0771 compare
- 93 Georgia 0.0749 compare
- 94 Costa Rica 0.0722 compare
- 95 Czechia 0.0717 compare
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 share global forest in Benin?
- Share global forest in Benin was 0.0757 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1607 in 1990.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0757 in 2025.
- How does Benin rank for share global forest?
- Benin ranks 92nd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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