Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Benin
Benin: Grassland — Burned Area, per capita was 0.037 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Benin, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.037 ha per person for grassland — burned area, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.6% on the previous year and down 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.1298 ha per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0087 ha per person, in 1996.
Benin ranks 26th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1199 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1163 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1127 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1078 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1039 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1017 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0087 ha per person | -91.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0147 ha per person | +69.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0249 ha per person | +69.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0138 ha per person | -44.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0154 ha per person | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0814 ha per person | +429.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1173 ha per person | +44.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1041 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0957 ha per person | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1298 ha per person | +35.6% |
| 2006 | 0.098 ha per person | -24.5% |
| 2007 | 0.114 ha per person | +16.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0793 ha per person | -30.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0657 ha per person | -17.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0693 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0693 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0662 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0732 ha per person | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 0.073 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0591 ha per person | -19.0% |
| 2016 | 0.067 ha per person | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0592 ha per person | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 0.057 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0623 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0551 ha per person | -11.7% |
| 2021 | 0.053 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0392 ha per person | -26.1% |
| 2023 | 0.041 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.037 ha per person | -9.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.037 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0024 ha per person, 15.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.037 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0356 ha per person, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area, per capita 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 | +429.6% | 0.0154 ha per person | 0.0814 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0724 ha per person | 0.0087 ha per person | 0.1199 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0901 ha per person | 0.0154 ha per person | 0.1298 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0656 ha per person | 0.057 ha per person | 0.0732 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.045 ha per person | 0.037 ha per person | 0.0551 ha per person | 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, per capita in Benin?
- Grassland — burned area, per capita in Benin was 0.037 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1298 ha per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0087 ha per person in 1996.
- How does Benin rank for grassland — burned area, per capita?
- Benin ranks 26th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.2%. 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 Grassland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Grassland — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grassland — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.