BENIN
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Benin Forest Figures
Forest Cover Total forest area: 2,351,000 ha % of land area: 21.3% Primary forest cover: n/a % of land area: n/a % total forest area: n/a Deforestation Rates, 2000-2005 Annual change in forest cover: -64,800 ha Annual deforestation rate: -2.5% Change in defor. rate since '90s: 24.4% Total forest loss since 1990: -971,000 ha Total forest loss since 1990:-29.2% Primary or "Old-growth" forests Annual loss of primary forests: n/a Annual deforestation rate: n/a Change in deforestation rate since '90s: n/a Primary forest loss since 1990: n/a Primary forest loss since 1990:n/a Forest Classification Public: n/a Private: n/a Other: n/a Use Production: n/a Protection: n/a Conservation: n/a Social services: n/a Multiple purpose: n/a None or unknown: n/a Forest Area Breakdown Total area: 2,351,000 ha Primary: n/a Modified natural: 2,237,000 ha Semi-natural: n/a Production plantation: 114,000 ha Production plantation: n/a Plantations Plantations, 2005: 114,000 ha % of total forest cover: 4.8% Annual change rate (00-05): 1,000,000 ha Carbon storage Above-ground biomass: n/a M t Below-ground biomass: n/a M t Area annually affected by Fire: n/a Insects: n/a Diseases: n/a Number of tree species in IUCN red list Number of native tree species: n/a Critically endangered: 0 Endangered: 0 Vulnerable: 14 Wood removal 2005 Industrial roundwood: n/a Wood fuel: n/a Value of forest products, 2005 Industrial roundwood: n/a Wood fuel: n/a Non-wood forest products (NWFPs): n/a Total Value: n/a More forest statistics for Benin |
According to FAO figures, Benin has no undisturbed primary forest and has lost 29 percent of its forest cover since 1990. At 2.5 percent, Benin has one of the highest annual deforestation rates in the world.
On paper, more than 22 percent of the country is protected, although the effectiveness of this protection is unclear.
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