Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Benin
Benin: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate was -2.08 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Benin, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Benin is -2.08 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 59.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Benin peaked at 0.3766 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -5.06 % change on previous year, in 2015.
That places Benin 236th out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Benin, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.3766 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0.3752 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3738 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3724 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.371 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3669 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3683 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.367 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3656 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3643 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2001 | -3.04 % change on previous year | -935.6% |
| 2002 | -3.14 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 2003 | -3.24 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 2004 | -3.35 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 2005 | -3.46 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 2006 | -3.59 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 2007 | -3.72 % change on previous year | +3.7% |
| 2008 | -3.87 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 2009 | -4.02 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 2010 | -4.19 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 2011 | -4.21 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 2012 | -4.39 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 2013 | -4.6 % change on previous year | +4.7% |
| 2014 | -4.81 % change on previous year | +4.7% |
| 2015 | -5.06 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 2016 | -1.83 % change on previous year | -63.8% |
| 2017 | -1.87 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2018 | -1.91 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 2019 | -1.94 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 2020 | -1.98 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2021 | -1.92 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 2022 | -1.96 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2023 | -1.99 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 2024 | -2.03 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 2025 | -2.08 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -935.6% | 0.3643 % change on previous year | -3.04 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | +63.8% | -5.06 % change on previous year | -1.83 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3708 % change on previous year | 0.3656 % change on previous year | 0.3766 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -3.11 % change on previous year | -4.02 % change on previous year | 0.3643 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.48 % change on previous year | -5.06 % change on previous year | -1.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.99 % change on previous year | -2.08 % change on previous year | -1.92 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 233 Seychelles -1.88 % change on previous year compare
- 234 Madagascar -2 % change on previous year compare
- 235 Malawi -2.03 % change on previous year compare
- 237 Cote d'Ivoire -2.1 % change on previous year compare
- 237 Côte d'Ivoire -2.1 % change on previous year compare
- 239 Italy -2.48 % 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 forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Benin?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate in Benin was -2.08 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3766 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.06 % change on previous year in 2015.
- How does Benin rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate?
- Benin ranks 236th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, annual growth rate rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, 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 Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 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 Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.