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| Forest Area and Change |
Benin |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
World |
| Total forest area, 2000 (000 ha) |
2650 |
486571 |
3869455 |
| Natural forest area, 2000 (000 ha) |
2538 |
478576 |
3682722 |
| Plantations area, 2000 (000 ha) |
112 |
6210 |
186733 |
| Total dryland area, 1950-1981 (000 ha) {a} |
10209 |
1120648 |
5059984 |
| Change in forest area: |
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Total, 1990-2000 |
-21 % |
-9 % |
-2 % |
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Natural, 1990-2000 |
-22 % |
X |
-4 % |
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Plantations, 1990-2000 |
1 % |
X |
3 % |
| Original forest {b} as a percent of |
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total land area {c} |
16 % |
X |
48 % |
| Forest area in 2000 as a percent of |
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total land area {c} |
24 % |
20 % |
29 % |
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| Forest Area by Crown Cover (000 ha), 2000 |
| Note: Crown cover data are gathered using different methodologies than the forest |
| area calculated above. The two estimates may differ substantially. |
| Area of forest with crown cover: |
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Greater than 10% |
10415 |
1238077 |
6537209 |
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Greater than 25% |
3528 |
837730 |
4842071 |
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Greater than 50% |
38 |
421190 |
3143720 |
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Greater than 75% |
2 |
225239 |
1945916 |
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| Ecosystem Areas by Type |
| Total land area |
11262 |
2429241 |
13328979 |
| Percent of total land area covered by: |
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Forests |
2 % |
15 % |
24 % |
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Shrublands, savanna, and grasslands |
93 % |
50 % |
37 % |
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mosaic |
4 % |
15 % |
20 % |
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Urban and built-up areas |
0 % |
0 % |
0.2 % |
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Sparse or barren vegetation; snow and ice |
0 % |
18 % |
16 % |
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Wetlands and water bodies |
1 % |
2 % |
3 % |
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| Forests certified through the Forest Stewardship Council |
| Natural forests, 2002 (hectares) |
0 |
85980 |
11457393 |
| Plantations, 2002 (hectares) |
0 |
983936 |
3324996 |
| Mixed forests, 2002 (hectares) |
0 |
0 |
11461154 |
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| Forest Protection |
| Percent of forests protected: |
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Tropical forest, 1990s |
18.2 % |
9.1 % |
9 % |
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Nontropical forest, 1990s |
X |
26.4 % |
6 % |
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Sparse trees and parkland, 1990s |
2.3 % |
11.3 % |
5.5 % |
| Number of tree species threatened, 1990s |
12 |
X |
5904 |
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| Wood Production and Trade |
| Annual roundwood production: |
| |
Total, 1996-1998 (000 meters3) |
5839 |
512491 |
3261621 |
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Fuel, 1996-1998 (000 meters3) |
5507 |
445783 |
1739504 |
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Industrial, 1996-1998 (000 meters3) |
332 |
66709 |
1522116 |
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(000 meters3) |
X |
1630 |
151390 |
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(thousand metric tons) |
X |
X |
313206 |
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(thousand metric tons) |
X |
X |
126404 |
| Average value of trade in forest products {d}: |
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Imports, 1996-1998 (thousand US$) |
2089 |
980339 |
142932629 |
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Exports, 1996-1998 (thousand US$) |
1801 |
2628858 |
135313009 |
| Forest product exports as a percent of the |
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total value of all exports, 1997 |
X |
3.5 % |
2 % |
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| Other Resources: |
| Country Profiles of the Food and Agriculture Organization |
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| Footnotes: |
| a. | Areas are presented as long-term average covering the years from 1950 to 1981. |
| b. | Original forest refers to estimated forest cover about 8,000 years ago assuming current climatic conditions. |
| c. | "Forest area in 2000 as a percent of total land area" and "Original forest as a percent of total land area" are not directly comparable; data are from two different sources. |
| d. | Includes trade in industrial roundwood, wood fuel, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, paper and paperboard, recovered paper, chips, particles, & wood residues. |
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