Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre was 0.0015 million t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in Benin, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.0015 million t per square kilometre for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 0.0032 million t per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 million t per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Benin 109th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | million t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0031 million t per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0031 million t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0031 million t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0031 million t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0032 million t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0032 million t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0032 million t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0032 million t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0032 million t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0032 million t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0032 million t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0031 million t per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.003 million t per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0029 million t per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0028 million t per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0027 million t per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0026 million t per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 million t per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0024 million t per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0023 million t per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 million t per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0021 million t per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0021 million t per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.002 million t per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0019 million t per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 million t per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 million t per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0017 million t per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 million t per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0016 million t per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0016 million t per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0016 million t per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0015 million t per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0015 million t per square kilometre | -2.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0015 million t per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0012 million t per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0015 million t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 million t per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0032 million t per square kilometre | 0.0031 million t per square kilometre | 0.0032 million t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0028 million t per square kilometre | 0.0023 million t per square kilometre | 0.0032 million t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0019 million t per square kilometre | 0.0016 million t per square kilometre | 0.0022 million t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0016 million t per square kilometre | 0.0015 million t per square kilometre | 0.0016 million t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 106 Zambia 0.0017 million t per square kilometre compare
- 107 Sierra Leone 0.0016 million t per square kilometre compare
- 108 Guinea 0.0016 million t per square kilometre compare
- 110 Ukraine 0.0015 million t per square kilometre compare
- 111 Nigeria 0.0015 million t per square kilometre compare
- 112 Hungary 0.0015 million t per square kilometre 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, per square kilometre in Benin?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre in Benin was 0.0015 million t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0032 million t per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 million t per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Benin rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 109th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 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.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 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.