L'Alibori Supérieur
IUCN Not ReportedClassified Forest · 1955
2 602 km²
Commune · BEN
Kérou
Benin
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
713
Observations
3 703
Area
769,3km²
Ecological tissue
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Species present
713 distinct species · 3 703 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
27,7°C
Annual rain
1 075mm
Warmest m°
38,5°C
Coldest m°
18,6°C
Elevation: 325 m on average (min 272 m, max 372 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,7°C
Annual rain
1 075mm
Warmest month
38,5°C
Coldest month
18,6°C
Mean alt.
325m
Min
272m
Max
372m
Std. dev.
18m
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
6,3
Org. C
9,5g/kg
Clay
22,7%
Sand
45,6%
Silt
31,8%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Kérou
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,4
Org. C
13,1g/kg
Clay
20,3%
Sand
47,1%
Silt
32,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
9,0g/kg
Clay
20,8%
Sand
46,5%
Silt
32,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
6,5g/kg
Clay
26,8%
Sand
43,2%
Silt
30,0%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest10.7%
Crops40.4%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil0.2%
Other (grassland, water…)48.4%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology5 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
39,3km
Basins crossed
5
Max stream order
4
Max drainage
6 765km²
Discharge in basins
18,1m³/s
Mean precip.
1 021mm/an
Mean T°
27,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,48
Mean runoff
157mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
315m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
36,3%
Pesticides
13,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN