Forest area as a share of total land area. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved 15 Oct 2026.
| Period | Forest Area |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 28.1% |
| 2023 | 28.5% |
| 2022 | 28.8% |
| 2021 | 29.1% |
| 2020 | 29.4% |
| 2019 | 29.8% |
| 2018 | 30.1% |
| 2017 | 30.4% |
| 2016 | 30.8% |
| 2015 | 31.1% |
| 2014 | 32.4% |
| 2013 | 33.8% |
54 countries carry a recent forest area as a share of land figure. Each opens its own page with the history, the source and the API request.
154 of 207 indicators carry a figure for Benin, grouped by topic.