Deforestation statistics for Benin



Total land area: Benin

Total land areaha
Land area11,563,620
Tree cover in 2018423,104

 

Forest and tree cover extent: Benin

Extent of primary forest cover and tree cover for Benin. All area figures are in hectares (ha)
YearPrimary forestTree cover (30%)
2000168,931
20011,871
20101,870436,526
20181,848423,104
Primary/Total tree cover
2018
0%
Tree cover/Total land area
2018
3.7%

 

Primary forest loss and tree cover loss: Benin

Annual loss of primary forest cover and tree cover for Benin by year. All area figures are in hectares (ha)
YearPrimary forestTree cover (30%)
20013,755
200203,484
200303,478
20040685
20050685
200601,798
200704,670
20080480
200904,941
20100531
20110658
201202,871
201321,314
201441,361
20150596
2016132,020
201712,240
201801,831
Primary loss 2002-201823
Tree cover loss
2001-2018
33,643
Primary loss/
Total tree cover loss
0.1%
Percent loss
2001-2018
1.2%
Loss/year
(2001/2-2010)
0.14 2,451
Loss/year
(2011-2018)
2.71 1,611

 

Biodiversity data: Benin

Species count by taxa for Benin. For consistency, all data for a given group comes from a single source. Amphibians - amphibiaweb; Reptiles - reptile-database; Fish - fishbase; Birds - birdlife; Mammals - IUCN; and Plants - World Conservation Monitoring Centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP-WCMC).
Animal / plant groupSpecies count
Birds548
Amphibians42
Reptiles135
Fishes598
Mammals157
Vascular plants2500

 

Conservation data: Benin

Data on threatened species in Benin as of 2018, according to the IUCN Red List.
TaxaSpecies count
Threatened mammals (2018)13
Threatened birds (2018)12
Threatened fishes (2018)40
Threatened higher plants (2018)20

 

Protected areas data: Benin

Data on threatened species in Benin as of 2017, according to the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) maintained by the United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC).
Protected areas (2017)Percentage
Terrestrial protected areas,
% of total land area
29.6
Marine protected areas,
% of territorial waters

 

Tree cover loss data for Benin

"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.

Tree cover
threshold
(%)
Total
area (ha)
Tree cover
Extent
in 2000 (ha)
%
land
area
Tree cover
Extent
in 2010 (ha)
%
land
area
Tree cover
Extent
in 2018 (ha)
%
land
area
Tree cover
loss 2001-2018
(ha)
% tree
cover loss
since 2000
Avg tree cover
loss/year
(ha)
Avg loss/year
2001-2010
(ha)
Avg loss/year
2011-2018
(ha)
1011563620890107177.00%774766767.00%746085064.50%5494136.20%305232626035852
1511563620457395139.60%426449836.90%407944535.30%3383837.40%187991533323132
20115636208364577.20%138816312.00%134292211.60%9567311.40%531550435655
25115636206065245.20%10757309.30%10405989.00%7690812.70%427341784392
30115636201689311.50%4365263.80%4236353.70%3830622.70%212825421611
501156362090300.10%141030.10%133190.10%690576.50%38461298
75115636208430.00%1450.00%1080.00%77491.80%43745

 

Biomass and land use carbon emissions data for Benin

"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.

Tree cover
threshold
(%)
Total
area (ha)
Tree cover
Extent
in 2000 (ha)
Tree cover
Extent
in 2010 (ha)
Carbon
biomass
(Mt)
Biomass
loss 2001-18
(Mt)
Avg biomass
loss/year
(Mt)
Carbon
emissions
2001-18 (Mt)
Avg carbon
emissions/year
(Mt)
101156362089010717747667981231800385678252142657707076463928203
151156362045739514264498628304158281830251565724516688982870494
2011563620836457138816316251436510150057563892186084571033803
25115636206065241075730123911054845810246989515506563861476
30115636201689314365263779126345010362500588251891458438
5011563620903014103225959496322553513176590598106
7511563620843145290129149500830627409515228

 

Tree cover data for subnational administrative areas in Benin

"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.

Administrative areaTotal
area (ha)
Tree cover
Extent
in 2000 (ha)
Tree cover
Extent
in 2010 (ha)
Tree cover
Extent
in 2018 (ha)
% cover
in 2018
Loss
2001-2018
(ha)
% loss
since 2000
Avg loss/year
since 2000
(ha)
Loss 2001-2010
(ha)
loss
between
2000-2010
Avg loss/year 2001-2010
(ha)
Loss 2011-2018
(ha)
loss
between
2011-2018
Avg loss/year 2011-2018
(ha)
Alibori26516121062302230%106100%69993%1073%1
Atakora2083338262912840%2388%11662%272%1
Atlantique3087401474023965218867%649044%361441130%44120799%260
Borgou2611243942164096636822%179619%100138215%1384141%52
Collines14239426655616027115658311%1404821%7801036016%1,03636882%461
Donga10949854272612360312192211%30597%17013783%13816811%210
Kouffo2498974769667861712%178537%99127827%1285078%63
Littoral41900220%0-0-00%-
Mono160016624411547110657%185130%103136922%1374824%60
Ouémé135686408811350104258%183945%10291422%919258%116
Plateau322980841219321166435%468556%260200724%201267814%335
Zou5169911184315172147493%262422%146220119%2204233%53

 

Carbon dioxide emissions data for subnational administrative areas in Benin

"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.

Administrative areaTotal
area (ha)
Tree cover
Extent
in 2000 (ha)
Tree cover
Extent
in 2010 (ha)
Carbon
biomass
(Mt)
Carbon
emissions
2001-18 (Mt)
Avg carbon
emissions/year
2001-18 (Mt)
Avg carbon
emissions/year
2001-10 (Mt)
Avg carbon
emissions/year
2011-18 (Mt)
Alibori2651612106230219912191312172029203
Atakora20833382629155055397300383196
Atlantique308740147402396526221611248939693868916544661
Borgou26112439421640962566161485589269773744313894
Collines142394266556160271149187693239064179948238980106158
Donga10949854272612360311499563836329464633715958093
Kouffo2498974769667877936032688318160247419935
Littoral41900200000
Mono160016624411547111889335647119804278179788
Ouémé135686408811350792915372358206871893522876
Plateau3229808412193211555923893129496183850063516
Zou5169911184315172191002246581925879396968608

 

Biomass data for subnational administrative areas in Benin

This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.

Administrative areaTotal
area (ha)
Tree cover
Extent
in 2000 (ha)
Tree cover
Extent
in 2010 (ha)
Carbon
biomass
(Mt)
Avg biomass
per ha
(Mt)
Carbon
emissions
2001-18 (Mt)
Avg annual
emissions
2001-18 (Mt)
Avg annual
emissions
2001-10 (Mt)
Avg annual
emissions
2011-18 (Mt)
Alibori265161210623011994112119536641107111
Atakora20833382629130021212943164209107
Atlantique3087401474023965143027197681241378474863624361
Borgou2611243942164096139972614926486714715204247579
Collines142394266556160271813751012217667649815413035357905
Donga1094985427261236036272490147456179253432026831687
Kouffo24989747696678425105891783029906134955419
Littoral41900200000
Mono1600166244115476103069819444010802151735339
Ouémé135686408811350432499106203105112841032812478
Plateau322980841219321848684101487163270652100134645
Zou516991118431517210418308825407914116216524695

 

 

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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