Wood fuel — Production, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Wood fuel — Production, per square kilometre was 60.17 m3 per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
60.17 m3 per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
33rd
of 170 countries
All-time high
60.17 m3 per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
43.37 m3 per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Wood fuel — Production, per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in m3 per square kilometre.
Analysis
Benin recorded 60.17 m3 per square kilometre for wood fuel — production, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel — production, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 60.17 m3 per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.37 m3 per square kilometre, in 1961.
Benin ranks 33rd of 170 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Wood fuel — Production, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | m3 per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 43.37 m3 per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 43.42 m3 per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 43.47 m3 per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 43.52 m3 per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 43.57 m3 per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 43.62 m3 per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 43.67 m3 per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 43.72 m3 per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 43.77 m3 per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 43.82 m3 per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 44.21 m3 per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 43.94 m3 per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 43.85 m3 per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 43.84 m3 per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 44.51 m3 per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 44.73 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 44.59 m3 per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 44.74 m3 per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 44.49 m3 per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 44.31 m3 per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 44.15 m3 per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 44.59 m3 per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 45.74 m3 per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 45.77 m3 per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 45.88 m3 per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 46.47 m3 per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 47.48 m3 per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 47.93 m3 per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 49 m3 per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 49.48 m3 per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 49.89 m3 per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 50.34 m3 per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 50.88 m3 per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 51.29 m3 per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 51.68 m3 per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 51.96 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 52.27 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 52.17 m3 per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 52.28 m3 per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 52.42 m3 per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 52.66 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 52.91 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 53.18 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 53.46 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 53.75 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 54.1 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 54.46 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 54.84 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 55.24 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 55.64 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 56.03 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 56.43 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 56.84 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 57.26 m3 per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 57.7 m3 per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 57.97 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 58.24 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 58.53 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 58.83 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 59.14 m3 per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 59.47 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 59.81 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 60.17 m3 per square kilometre | +0.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 60.17 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.99 m3 per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 60.17 m3 per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.91 m3 per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.57 m3 per square kilometre | 43.37 m3 per square kilometre | 43.77 m3 per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 44.27 m3 per square kilometre | 43.82 m3 per square kilometre | 44.74 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.13 m3 per square kilometre | 44.15 m3 per square kilometre | 49 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.22 m3 per square kilometre | 49.48 m3 per square kilometre | 52.28 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.7 m3 per square kilometre | 52.42 m3 per square kilometre | 55.24 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.35 m3 per square kilometre | 55.64 m3 per square kilometre | 58.83 m3 per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.65 m3 per square kilometre | 59.14 m3 per square kilometre | 60.17 m3 per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 30 Germany 66.71 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 31 Malawi 66.44 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 32 Costa Rica 62.9 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 34 Myanmar 58.66 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 35 Maldives 56.49 m3 per square kilometre compare
- 36 Burkina Faso 55.02 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 wood fuel — production, per square kilometre in Benin?
- Wood fuel — production, per square kilometre in Benin was 60.17 m3 per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wood fuel — production, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 60.17 m3 per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest wood fuel — production, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.37 m3 per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for wood fuel — production, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 33rd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wood fuel — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 Wood fuel — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Wood fuel — 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.
Wood fuel — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wood fuel — 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
Wood fuel — 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.