Ontologia

Department · ben

Borgou

Benin

AwTropical, savannah(100 %)

Species observed

3 423

Observations

115 652

Area

25 650,3km²

Ecological tissue

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Species present

3 423 distinct species · 115 652 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

115 652 obs · 781 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 1 740
290–1 739
103–289
51–102
< 51

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

26,9°C

Annual rain

1 137mm

Warmest m°

37,2°C

Coldest m°

18,8°C

Elevation: 343 m on average (min 219 m, max 512 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
26,9°C
Annual rain
1 137mm
Warmest month
37,2°C
Coldest month
18,8°C
Mean alt.
343m
Min
219m
Max
512m
Std. dev.
42m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical

CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

6,2

Org. C

11,1g/kg

Clay

19,5%

Sand

58,7%

Silt

21,8%

Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
15,4g/kg
Clay
18,0%
Sand
59,6%
Silt
22,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
11,2g/kg
Clay
18,1%
Sand
59,9%
Silt
22,1%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
6,7g/kg
Clay
22,4%
Sand
56,7%
Silt
21,0%

SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)

Land cover

Forest21.0%
Crops29.5%
Built-up0.3%
Bare soil0.1%
Other (grassland, water…)49.1%

Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)

Hydrology44 basins · 3 lakes · 100 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

2 320,8km

Lake surface here

0,54km²

Basins crossed

44

Max stream order

5

Max drainage

16 689km²

Discharge in basins

366,0m³/s

Mean precip.

1 119mm/an

Mean T°

26,6°C

Moisture idx

-0,42

Mean runoff

182mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

343m

Watersheds crossing here

35 more basins

Lakes (3, top by area)

Rivers / streams (100, ord ≥ 4)

88 more river segments

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

1hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

32,9%

Pesticides

14,2kg/km²

GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)

Protected areas8

IUCN Not Reported · 8📍 Point sites · 6

Monts Kouffé

IUCN Not Reported

Classified Forest · 1949

1 896 km²

Ouari Maro

IUCN Not Reported

Classified Forest · 1946

1 177 km²

Toui-Kilibo

IUCN Not Reported

Classified Forest · 1942

476 km²

Complete list

WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN

Sub-administrations29