Benin vs Channel Islands: Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time
- Benin
- Channel Islands
How they compare
Channel Islands currently reports 43.3 % against 43.14 % in Benin, a difference of 0.16 %.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Channel Islands has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 103rd and Channel Islands ranks 101st of 255 countries.
Channel Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Channel Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.46 % | 45.39 % | 31.94 % | Channel Islands |
| 1970s | 16.42 % | 44.49 % | 28.07 % | Channel Islands |
| 1980s | 18.8 % | 43.48 % | 24.68 % | Channel Islands |
| 1990s | 22.87 % | 41.97 % | 19.1 % | Channel Islands |
| 2000s | 30.39 % | 39.8 % | 9.41 % | Channel Islands |
| 2010s | 35.64 % | 46.58 % | 10.94 % | Channel Islands |
| 2020s | 42.1 % | 43.3 % | 1.2 % | Channel Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Benin or Channel Islands?
- Channel Islands, at 43.3 % against 43.14 % in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Benin and Channel Islands?
- 0.16 %, with Channel Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Channel Islands?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Channel Islands rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Benin ranks 103rd and Channel Islands ranks 101st of 255 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.