Which has higher forest area, Benin or Burkina Faso?

Burkina Faso, at 32,370 sq. km against 31,333 sq. km in Benin as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between Benin and Burkina Faso?

1,037 sq. km, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Burkina Faso: Forest area (sq. km)

Benin

31,333 sq. km

in 2025

Burkina Faso

32,370 sq. km

in 2025

Benin rank

90th

Burkina Faso rank

88th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Benin
Burkina Faso

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 32,370 sq. km against 31,333 sq. km in Benin, a difference of 1,037 sq. km.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 90th and Burkina Faso ranks 88th of 214 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Burkina Faso	Difference	Ahead
1990s	63,925 sq. km	74,346 sq. km	10,421 sq. km	Burkina Faso
2000s	50,398 sq. km	57,736 sq. km	7,338 sq. km	Burkina Faso
2010s	36,968 sq. km	44,955 sq. km	7,987 sq. km	Burkina Faso
2020s	32,267 sq. km	35,366 sq. km	3,099 sq. km	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Benin or Burkina Faso?: Burkina Faso, at 32,370 sq. km against 31,333 sq. km in Benin as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Benin and Burkina Faso?: 1,037 sq. km, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for forest area?: Benin ranks 90th and Burkina Faso ranks 88th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 262 places, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

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.