Grassland — Burned Area in Benin
Benin: Grassland — Burned Area was 535,768 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area in Benin, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — burned area in Benin stood at 535,768 ha.
The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area in Benin peaked at 1.09 million ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 55,320 ha, in 1996.
That places Benin 29th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area in Benin, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 633,365 ha | — |
| 1991 | 633,365 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 633,365 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 633,365 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 633,365 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 633,365 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 55,320 ha | -91.3% |
| 1997 | 96,798 ha | +75.0% |
| 1998 | 169,073 ha | +74.7% |
| 1999 | 96,417 ha | -43.0% |
| 2000 | 110,976 ha | +15.1% |
| 2001 | 605,972 ha | +446.0% |
| 2002 | 900,179 ha | +48.6% |
| 2003 | 824,088 ha | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 780,592 ha | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 1.09 million ha | +40.1% |
| 2006 | 851,819 ha | -22.1% |
| 2007 | 1.02 million ha | +19.9% |
| 2008 | 732,124 ha | -28.3% |
| 2009 | 625,224 ha | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 678,969 ha | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 699,512 ha | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 687,853 ha | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 783,641 ha | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 804,990 ha | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 671,608 ha | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 784,120 ha | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 712,457 ha | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 705,469 ha | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 793,157 ha | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 719,630 ha | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 710,283 ha | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 538,777 ha | -24.1% |
| 2023 | 578,205 ha | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 535,768 ha | -7.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 535,768 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44,722 ha, 12.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 535,768 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 491,367 ha, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area 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 | +446.0% | 110,976 ha | 605,972 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 421,780 ha | 55,320 ha | 633,365 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 754,553 ha | 110,976 ha | 1.09 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 732,178 ha | 671,608 ha | 804,990 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 616,533 ha | 535,768 ha | 719,630 ha | 5 |
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 grassland — burned area in Benin?
- Grassland — burned area in Benin was 535,768 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burned area recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 million ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 55,320 ha in 1996.
- How does Benin rank for grassland — burned area?
- Benin ranks 29th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.