Annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Benin
Benin: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region was 1.15 million hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.15 million hectares
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
41st
of 225 countries
All-time high
3.56 million hectares
in 2005
All-time low
1.09 million hectares
in 2024
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Benin, 2002–2025
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Benin recorded 1.15 million hectares for annual area burnt by wildfires by region in 2025.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Benin peaked at 3.56 million hectares in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.09 million hectares, in 2024.
Benin ranks 41st of 225 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Benin, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2.85 million hectares | — |
| 2003 | 2.59 million hectares | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 2.08 million hectares | -19.5% |
| 2005 | 3.56 million hectares | +70.7% |
| 2006 | 2.41 million hectares | -32.3% |
| 2007 | 2.58 million hectares | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 1.86 million hectares | -28.2% |
| 2009 | 1.91 million hectares | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.79 million hectares | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 2.02 million hectares | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 1.74 million hectares | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 1.94 million hectares | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 1.64 million hectares | -15.6% |
| 2015 | 1.60 million hectares | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.81 million hectares | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 1.50 million hectares | -16.9% |
| 2018 | 1.29 million hectares | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 1.49 million hectares | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 1.44 million hectares | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 1.44 million hectares | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.24 million hectares | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 1.28 million hectares | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 1.09 million hectares | -14.9% |
| 2025 | 1.15 million hectares | +5.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1.15 million hectares is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 283,554 hectares, 4.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1.15 million hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.23 million hectares, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.48 million hectares | 1.86 million hectares | 3.56 million hectares | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.68 million hectares | 1.29 million hectares | 2.02 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 million hectares | 1.09 million hectares | 1.44 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More reference data data for Benin
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1979 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6635 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Benin?
- Annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Benin was 1.15 million hectares in 2025, according to Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual area burnt by wildfires by region recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 3.56 million hectares in 2005.
- What is the lowest annual area burnt by wildfires by region recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.09 million hectares in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Benin ranks 41st out of 225 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual area burnt by wildfires by region rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual area burnt by wildfires by region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.