Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Benin
Benin: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 164.06 million t in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Benin, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
Benin recorded 164.06 million t for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Benin peaked at 363.66 million t in 2000 and was at its lowest, 164.06 million t, in 2025.
Benin ranks 113th of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Benin, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 350.47 million t | — |
| 1991 | 351.79 million t | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 353.11 million t | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 354.43 million t | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 355.75 million t | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 357.07 million t | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 358.38 million t | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 359.7 million t | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 361.02 million t | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 362.34 million t | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 363.66 million t | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 352.59 million t | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 341.53 million t | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 330.46 million t | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 319.39 million t | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 308.33 million t | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 297.26 million t | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 286.19 million t | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 275.12 million t | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 264.06 million t | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 252.99 million t | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 242.34 million t | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 231.7 million t | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 221.05 million t | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 210.41 million t | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 199.76 million t | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 196.1 million t | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 192.44 million t | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 188.77 million t | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 185.11 million t | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 181.45 million t | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 177.97 million t | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 174.49 million t | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 171.02 million t | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 167.54 million t | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 164.06 million t | -2.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 164.06 million t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 235.46 million t, 70% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Benin's 164.06 million t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 262.7 million t, 62% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 356.41 million t | 350.47 million t | 362.34 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 313.86 million t | 264.06 million t | 363.66 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 212.07 million t | 185.11 million t | 252.99 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 172.75 million t | 164.06 million t | 181.45 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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 in Benin?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Benin was 164.06 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 363.66 million t in 2000.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 164.06 million t in 2025.
- How does Benin rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Benin ranks 113th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.