Benin vs Burkina Faso: Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net square

Benin
0.0665 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso
0.0627 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
20th
Burkina Faso rank
21st

Net Forest conversion: Net emissions/removals (CO2) … Net square over time

  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
0.050.10.150.20.250.3199020062023

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.0665 kt per square kilometre against 0.0627 kt per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0038 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 20th and Burkina Faso ranks 21st of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2132 kt per square kilometre 0.1039 kt per square kilometre 0.1093 kt per square kilometre Benin
2000s 0.2858 kt per square kilometre 0.0753 kt per square kilometre 0.2105 kt per square kilometre Benin
2010s 0.2037 kt per square kilometre 0.0644 kt per square kilometre 0.1392 kt per square kilometre Benin
2020s 0.0672 kt per square kilometre 0.0628 kt per square kilometre 0.0044 kt per square kilometre Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land), Benin or Burkina Faso?
Benin, at 0.0665 kt per square kilometre against 0.0627 kt per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land) between Benin and Burkina Faso?
0.0038 kt per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for net forest conversion — net emissions/removals (co2) (forest land)?
Benin ranks 20th and Burkina Faso ranks 21st of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 6,341 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 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.