Deforestation statistics for Benin
Benin: Demographic data
| Population (2022) | 12,123,200 |
| Annual population growth rate (2022) | 2.70% |
| Population density (people/sq km) | 108 |
| Net migration | -2,000 |
| Fertility rate | 4.9 |
| Median age | 19 |
| Urban population share | 48% |
Benin: Land cover and land use change data
| Land area (sq km): 112,760 |
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Tree cover (30%) Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 168,568 Tree cover extent as % of land area: 1.50% Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 40,625 Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 24.10% |
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Tropical primary forest Primary forest extent in 2001 (ha): 1,871 Primary forest extent as % of land area: 0.00% Primary forest extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 1.10% Primary forest loss from 2002-20 (ha): 27 Primary forest loss from 2002-20 as % of 2001 primary forest cover: 1.50% Primary forest extent in 2020 (ha): 1,844 Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of land area: 0.00% Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of 2000 tree cover area: 1% |
Benin: Annual forest and tree cover data
Benin: Tropical primary forest loss by year All figures in hectares
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Year: Hectares 2002: 0 2003: nan 2004: nan 2005: 0 2006: 0 2007: 0 2008: nan 2009: 0 2010: 0 2011: 0 2012: 0 2013: 2 2014: 4 2015: 0 2016: 13 2017: 1 2018: 0 2019: 3 2020: 2 |
Benin: Tree cover loss by year 30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
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Year: Hectares 2001: 3,749 2002: 3,480 2003: 3,476 2004: 684 2005: 1,591 2006: 1,795 2007: 4,660 2008: 482 2009: 4,929 2010: 529 2011: 655 2012: 2,865 2013: 1,313 2014: 1,358 2015: 598 2016: 2,016 2017: 2,238 2018: 1,826 2019: 775 2020: 1,606 |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Tree cover extent (2001) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alibori | 106 | 58 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 106 | 99.8% |
| Ouémé | 4,076 | 508 | 406 | 651 | 327 | 1,891 | 46.4% |
| Plateau | 8,384 | 753 | 1,249 | 1,443 | 1,332 | 4,777 | 57.0% |
| Zou | 11,811 | 1,242 | 955 | 297 | 202 | 2,696 | 22.8% |
| Atakora | 25 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 97.9% |
| Atlantique | 14,686 | 2,331 | 2,071 | 1,178 | 1,373 | 6,953 | 47.3% |
| Borgou | 9,414 | 518 | 869 | 218 | 277 | 1,882 | 20.0% |
| Collines | 66,431 | 5,566 | 4,785 | 1,887 | 2,398 | 14,636 | 22.0% |
| Donga | 42,693 | 539 | 837 | 607 | 1,868 | 3,852 | 9.0% |
| Kouffo | 4,734 | 701 | 567 | 289 | 308 | 1,865 | 39.4% |
| Littoral | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Mono | 6,207 | 756 | 606 | 204 | 377 | 1,942 | 31.3% |
Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Admin area 2 | Tree cover extent (2000) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha | Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha | Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha | Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha | Tree cover loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ouémé | Adjarra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.9% |
| Ouémé | Avrankou | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0% |
| Ouémé | Sèmè-Kpodji | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10.5% |
| Plateau | Ifangni | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0% |
| Plateau | Kétou | 181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3.0% |
| Zou | Zogbodomey | 1,475 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 1.1% |
| Atlantique | Abomey-Calavi | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.9% |
| Atlantique | Ouidah | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6% |
| Atlantique | Toffo | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12.0% |
| Mono | Grand-Popo | 88 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.8% |
Primary forest loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Primary forest extent (2000) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-05) ha | Primary forest loss (2006-10) ha | Primary forest loss (2011-15) ha | Primary forest loss (2016-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ouémé | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9.3% |
| Plateau | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3.0% |
| Zou | 1,475 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 1.1% |
| Atlantique | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2.5% |
| Mono | 88 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.8% |
Primary forest loss by year at the subnational area (administrative level 2)
| Sub-national admin area 1 | Admin area 2 | Primary forest extent (2001) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-05) ha | Primary forest loss (2006-10) ha | Primary forest loss (2011-15) ha | Primary forest loss (2016-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) ha | Primary forest loss (2001-20) % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ouémé | Adjarra | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.9% |
| Ouémé | Avrankou | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0% |
| Ouémé | Sèmè-Kpodji | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10.5% |
| Plateau | Ifangni | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0% |
| Plateau | Kétou | 181 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3.0% |
| Zou | Zogbodomey | 1,475 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 1.1% |
| Atlantique | Abomey-Calavi | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.9% |
| Atlantique | Ouidah | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6% |
| Atlantique | Toffo | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12.0% |
| Mono | Grand-Popo | 88 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.8% |
2019 forest data for Benin | Archived forest data for Benin | Forest data for Benin
Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
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