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TROPICAL RAINFORESTS: Deforestation rates tables and charts
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Deforestation tables and charts for
Benin
Deforestation data for
Benin
, 1990-2005.
Benin
's data is derived from the FAO.
Forest Cover (hectares):
2,351,000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area):
21.3
Other wooded land (hectares):
3,959,000
Other land with tree cover (hectares):
Total land area (hectares):
11,262,000
Forest Area
Classification |
Area |
Annual change rate |
Total change |
Period |
1990 |
2000 |
2005 |
1990-2000 |
1990-2000 |
2000-2005 |
2000-2005 |
1990-2005 |
1990-2005 |
1990s vs 2000s |
Units |
ha |
ha |
ha |
ha |
% |
ha |
% |
ha |
% |
% |
Total forest area |
3,322,000
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2,675,000
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2,351,000
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-65000
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-2.1
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-65000
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-2.5
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-971,000
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-29.23
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19.05
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Other wooded land |
3590000
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3836000
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3959000
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24,600
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0.69
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24,600
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0.64
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369,000
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10.28
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-6.41
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Primary forests |
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-
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-
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0
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Plantations |
98000
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109000
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114000
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1,100
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1.12
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1,000
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0.92
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16000
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16.3
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-18.3
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Chart: Forest cover in Benin, 1990-2005
Chart: Other wooded land cover in Benin, 1990-2005
All data derived from the Forest Resources Assessment and the State of the World's Forests published by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O)
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