Which has higher forest area, Benin or United Kingdom?

United Kingdom, at 32,780 sq. km against 31,333 sq. km in Benin as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between Benin and United Kingdom?

1,447 sq. km, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and United Kingdom?

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 United Kingdom: Forest area (sq. km)

Benin

31,333 sq. km

in 2025

United Kingdom

32,780 sq. km

in 2025

Benin rank

90th

United Kingdom rank

87th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Benin
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 32,780 sq. km against 31,333 sq. km in Benin, a difference of 1,447 sq. km.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 90th and United Kingdom ranks 87th of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1990s	63,925 sq. km	28,572 sq. km	35,353 sq. km	Benin
2000s	50,398 sq. km	30,012 sq. km	20,385 sq. km	Benin
2010s	36,968 sq. km	31,382 sq. km	5,586 sq. km	Benin
2020s	32,267 sq. km	32,465 sq. km	197.75 sq. km	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Benin or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 32,780 sq. km against 31,333 sq. km in Benin as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Benin and United Kingdom?: 1,447 sq. km, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and United Kingdom?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Benin and United Kingdom rank globally for forest area?: Benin ranks 90th and United Kingdom ranks 87th 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.