Benin vs Burkina Faso: Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2)

Benin
5,251 kt
in 2025
Burkina Faso
1,472 kt
in 2025
Benin rank
7th
Burkina Faso rank
10th

Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) over time

  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
-30.0k-20.0k-10.0k010.0k199020072025

How they compare

Benin currently reports 5,251 kt against 1,472 kt in Burkina Faso, a difference of 3,779 kt.

That makes Benin's figure about 3.6 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Benin ranks 7th and Burkina Faso ranks 10th of 223 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Burkina Faso in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
1990s -28,877 kt 573.92 kt 29,451 kt Burkina Faso
2000s 3,812 kt 671.34 kt 3,140 kt Benin
2010s 5,982 kt 989.58 kt 4,992 kt Benin
2020s 5,310 kt 1,415 kt 3,896 kt Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forestland — net emissions/removals (co2), Benin or Burkina Faso?
Benin, at 5,251 kt against 1,472 kt in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
What is the difference in forestland — net emissions/removals (co2) between Benin and Burkina Faso?
3,779 kt, with Benin 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 — net emissions/removals (co2)?
Benin ranks 7th and Burkina Faso ranks 10th of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land)
Unit
kt
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

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).