Forest area in Benin
Forests covered 28.1% of the land area of Benin in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.
Benin, 2024
28.1%
Change from 2023
−0.3percentage points
World, 2023
31.1%
Position in 2024
114th of 209
Forest area in Benin over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Benin | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28.1% | – |
| 2023 | 28.5% | 31.1% |
| 2022 | 28.8% | 31.1% |
| 2021 | 29.1% | 31.2% |
| 2020 | 29.4% | 31.2% |
| 2019 | 29.8% | 31.2% |
| 2018 | 30.1% | 31.3% |
| 2017 | 30.4% | 31.3% |
| 2016 | 30.8% | 31.3% |
| 2015 | 31.1% | 31.4% |
| 2014 | 32.4% | 31.4% |
| 2013 | 33.8% | 31.4% |
| 2012 | 35.1% | 31.5% |
| 2011 | 36.5% | 31.9% |
| 2010 | 37.8% | 31.9% |
| 2009 | 39.1% | 32.0% |
| 2008 | 40.3% | 32.0% |
| 2007 | 41.6% | 32.1% |
| 2006 | 42.8% | 32.1% |
| 2005 | 44.1% | 32.1% |
| 2004 | 45.3% | 32.2% |
| 2003 | 46.6% | 32.3% |
| 2002 | 47.8% | 32.3% |
| 2001 | 49.1% | 32.3% |
| 2000 | 50.3% | 32.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 28.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 32.4%, the figure has changed by −4.3 percentage points.
- Among the 209 countries with data for 2024, Benin has the 114th highest value.