Benin vs Nigeria: Forest area
Forest area in 2024: 28.1% in Benin and 19% in Nigeria, by FAO estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Benin, by 9.2 percentage points, or 1.48 times that in Nigeria.
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% of land · FAO
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 28.1 2024 | 32.5 | 114 of 209 |
| Nigeria | 19 2024 | 20.3 | 132 of 209 |
| World | 31.1 2023 | 31.4 |
What the numbers say
- Benin has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2024, Benin ranked 114 and Nigeria ranked 132 of 209 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of land · FAO
| Year | Benin | Nigeria | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28.1 | 19 | – |
| 2023 | 28.5 | 19.1 | 31.1 |
| 2022 | 28.8 | 19.2 | 31.1 |
| 2021 | 29.1 | 19.4 | 31.2 |
| 2020 | 29.4 | 19.5 | 31.2 |
| 2019 | 29.8 | 19.6 | 31.2 |
| 2018 | 30.1 | 19.8 | 31.3 |
| 2017 | 30.4 | 19.9 | 31.3 |
| 2016 | 30.8 | 20.1 | 31.3 |
| 2015 | 31.1 | 20.2 | 31.4 |
| 2014 | 32.5 | 20.3 | 31.4 |
| 2013 | 33.8 | 20.5 | 31.4 |
| 2012 | 35.1 | 20.6 | 31.5 |
| 2011 | 36.5 | 20.8 | 31.9 |
| 2010 | 37.8 | 20.9 | 32 |
| 2009 | 39.1 | 21 | 32 |
| 2008 | 40.3 | 21.2 | 32 |
| 2007 | 41.6 | 21.3 | 32.1 |
| 2006 | 42.8 | 21.5 | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 44.1 | 21.6 | 32.1 |
| 2004 | 45.3 | 21.7 | 32.2 |
| 2003 | 46.6 | 21.9 | 32.3 |
| 2002 | 47.8 | 22 | 32.3 |
| 2001 | 49.1 | 22.2 | 32.3 |
| 2000 | 50.3 | 22.3 | 32.4 |
| 1999 | 51.5 | 22.4 | 32.5 |
| 1998 | 52.6 | 22.6 | 32.5 |
| 1997 | 53.8 | 22.7 | 32.6 |
| 1996 | 55 | 22.9 | 32.7 |
| 1995 | 56.1 | 23 | 32.7 |
| 1994 | 57.3 | 23.1 | 32.8 |
| 1993 | 58.4 | 23.3 | 32.8 |
| 1992 | 59.6 | 23.4 | 33 |
| 1991 | 60.7 | 23.5 | – |
| 1990 | 61.9 | 23.7 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
- Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 209 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time