Benin - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Benin was 31,352 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 48,352 in 1990 and a minimum value of 31,352 in 2020.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 48,352
1991 47,652
1992 46,952
1993 46,252
1994 45,552
1995 44,852
1996 44,152
1997 43,452
1998 42,752
1999 42,052
2000 41,352
2001 40,852
2002 40,352
2003 39,852
2004 39,352
2005 38,852
2006 38,352
2007 37,852
2008 37,352
2009 36,852
2010 36,352
2011 35,852
2012 35,352
2013 34,852
2014 34,352
2015 33,852
2016 33,352
2017 32,852
2018 32,352
2019 31,852
2020 31,352

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Benin was 27.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 42.88 in 1990, while its lowest value was 27.80 in 2020.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 42.88
1991 42.26
1992 41.64
1993 41.02
1994 40.40
1995 39.78
1996 39.16
1997 38.53
1998 37.91
1999 37.29
2000 36.67
2001 36.23
2002 35.79
2003 35.34
2004 34.90
2005 34.46
2006 34.01
2007 33.57
2008 33.12
2009 32.68
2010 32.24
2011 31.79
2012 31.35
2013 30.91
2014 30.46
2015 30.02
2016 29.58
2017 29.13
2018 28.69
2019 28.25
2020 27.80

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use