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Benin: Land Cover: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas), Area from MODIS

70.941000 ha · 2024+6.6% since 2014

FAOSTAT domain LC. Land Cover: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas), Area from MODIS (1000 ha). Annual figures for Benin from 2001 to 2024.

20012024

Every year

YearValue (1000 ha)Note
202470.94E
202370.79E
202270.58E
202170.22E
202069.72E
201969.32E
201869.04E
201768.53E
201668.29E
201567.67E
201466.56E
201366.3E
201266E
201165.62E
201065.19E
200964.68E
200864.27E
200763.89E
200663.23E
200562.73E
200462.33E
200361.79E
200261.45E
200160.75E

Source

Published by FAO, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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FAO (2026). Land Cover: Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas), Area from MODIS. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-lc-6970-5007-1000-ha (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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