Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Benin
Benin: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate was -1.17 % change on previous year in 2025. ▲ Rising
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Benin, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Benin stood at -1.17 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 70.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Benin peaked at -1.07 % change on previous year in 2017 and was at its lowest, -4.15 % change on previous year, in 2016.
That places Benin 225th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Benin, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -1.84 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -1.87 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1993 | -1.91 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1994 | -1.94 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 1995 | -1.98 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1996 | -2.02 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1997 | -2.06 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 1998 | -2.11 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 1999 | -2.15 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 2000 | -2.2 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 2001 | -2.25 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 2002 | -2.48 % change on previous year | +10.5% |
| 2003 | -2.55 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 2004 | -2.62 % change on previous year | +2.6% |
| 2005 | -2.69 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 2006 | -2.76 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 2007 | -2.84 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 2008 | -2.92 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 2009 | -3.01 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 2010 | -3.1 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 2011 | -3.19 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 2012 | -3.55 % change on previous year | +11.3% |
| 2013 | -3.68 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 2014 | -3.82 % change on previous year | +3.8% |
| 2015 | -3.97 % change on previous year | +4.0% |
| 2016 | -4.15 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 2017 | -1.07 % change on previous year | -74.3% |
| 2018 | -1.08 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2019 | -1.09 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2020 | -1.1 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2021 | -1.11 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2022 | -1.13 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2023 | -1.14 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 2024 | -1.15 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2025 | -1.17 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +74.3% | -4.15 % change on previous year | -1.07 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.99 % change on previous year | -2.15 % change on previous year | -1.84 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -2.63 % change on previous year | -3.01 % change on previous year | -2.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.87 % change on previous year | -4.15 % change on previous year | -1.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.13 % change on previous year | -1.17 % change on previous year | -1.1 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 222 United Republic of Tanzania -1.06 % change on previous year compare
- 223 Paraguay -1.12 % change on previous year compare
- 224 Uganda -1.15 % change on previous year compare
- 226 Puerto Rico -1.17 % change on previous year compare
- 227 Madagascar -1.22 % change on previous year compare
- 228 Guinea -1.34 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Benin
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.33 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,583 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 149.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 457.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 256.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 200.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9664 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Benin?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Benin was -1.17 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was -1.07 % change on previous year in 2017.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.15 % change on previous year in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate?
- Benin ranks 225th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.7%. 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 Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.