Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Benin
Benin: Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 3,133 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Benin, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Benin recorded 3,133 1000 ha for forestland — area — fao tier 1 in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Benin peaked at 6,980 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3,133 1000 ha, in 2025.
Benin ranks 96th of 239 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,392 1000 ha | 5,805 1000 ha | 6,980 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,040 1000 ha | 4,405 1000 ha | 5,674 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,697 1000 ha | 3,358 1000 ha | 4,264 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,227 1000 ha | 3,133 1000 ha | 3,320 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 93 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3,278 1000 ha compare
- 94 Burkina Faso 3,237 1000 ha compare
- 95 Pakistan 3,192 1000 ha compare
- 97 Georgia 3,100 1000 ha compare
- 98 Costa Rica 2,990 1000 ha compare
- 99 Czechia 2,968 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for Benin
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content) — FAO TIER 1 27.65 million kg (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Emissions N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.5322 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.4345 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.0978 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 1.18 million t (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0.0828 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Emissions CH4) — FAO TIER 1 3.19 kt (2050)
- Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) — FAO TIER 1 487.68 kg (2050)
- Potatoes — Crop residues (Emissions N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt (2050)
- Potatoes — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O) — FAO TIER 1 0 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Benin?
- Forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Benin was 3,133 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 6,980 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,133 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Benin rank for forestland — area — fao tier 1?
- Benin ranks 96th out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. 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 Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).