Benin | Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Republic of Benin
Records
53
Source
Benin | Forest area (% of land area)
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1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
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1980
1981
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1987
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1989
1990 51.09081234
1991 50.47002483
1992 49.84923732
1993 49.2284498
1994 48.60766229
1995 47.98687478
1996 47.36608726
1997 46.74529975
1998 46.12451224
1999 45.50372473
2000 44.88293721
2001 44.43951756
2002 43.99609791
2003 43.55267825
2004 43.1092586
2005 42.66583895
2006 42.2224193
2007 41.77899965
2008 41.33557999
2009 40.89216034
2010 40.44874069
2011 40.00532104
2012

Benin | Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Republic of Benin
Records
53
Source