Which has higher forestland — area, Benin or Burkina Faso?

Burkina Faso, at 3,237 1000 ha against 3,133 1000 ha in Benin as of 2025.

What is the difference in forestland — area between Benin and Burkina Faso?

104 1000 ha, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Burkina Faso: Forestland — Area

Benin

3,133 1000 ha

in 2025

Burkina Faso

3,237 1000 ha

in 2025

Benin rank

86th

Burkina Faso rank

84th

Forestland — Area over time

Benin
Burkina Faso

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 3,237 1000 ha against 3,133 1000 ha in Benin, a difference of 104 1000 ha.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 86th and Burkina Faso ranks 84th of 223 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Burkina Faso	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6,392 1000 ha	7,435 1000 ha	1,042 1000 ha	Burkina Faso
2000s	5,040 1000 ha	5,774 1000 ha	733.83 1000 ha	Burkina Faso
2010s	3,697 1000 ha	4,496 1000 ha	798.65 1000 ha	Burkina Faso
2020s	3,227 1000 ha	3,537 1000 ha	309.9 1000 ha	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forestland — area, Benin or Burkina Faso?: Burkina Faso, at 3,237 1000 ha against 3,133 1000 ha in Benin as of 2025.
What is the difference in forestland — area between Benin and Burkina Faso?: 104 1000 ha, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for forestland — area?: Benin ranks 86th and Burkina Faso ranks 84th of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forestland — Area
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).