Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Benin
Benin: Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC was 0.2 1000 ha in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Benin, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Benin is 0.2 1000 ha, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Benin peaked at 4.2 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.2 1000 ha, in 2021.
Benin ranks 154th of 224 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.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC in Benin, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4.2 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 4.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3.14 1000 ha | -25.2% |
| 1998 | 0.88 1000 ha | -72.0% |
| 1999 | 0.67 1000 ha | -23.9% |
| 2000 | 0.67 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.48 1000 ha | -28.4% |
| 2002 | 0.31 1000 ha | -35.4% |
| 2003 | 0.24 1000 ha | -22.6% |
| 2004 | 0.24 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.24 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.24 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.24 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.24 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.24 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.22 1000 ha | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 0.22 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.21 1000 ha | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.21 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2 1000 ha | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.2 1000 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.47 1000 ha, 2% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.2 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.25 1000 ha, 2% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.21 1000 ha | 0.67 1000 ha | 4.2 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.314 1000 ha | 0.24 1000 ha | 0.67 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.212 1000 ha | 0.21 1000 ha | 0.22 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2033 1000 ha | 0.2 1000 ha | 0.21 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 151 Maldives 0.24 1000 ha compare
- 152 Liechtenstein 0.22 1000 ha compare
- 153 Uganda 0.21 1000 ha compare
- 155 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.18 1000 ha compare
- 155 San Marino 0.18 1000 ha compare
- 157 Mauritius 0.1 1000 ha 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Benin?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc in Benin was 0.2 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 4.2 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc?
- Benin ranks 154th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.