Benin vs Portugal: Agriculture — Area
Agriculture — Area over time
- Benin
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 4,990 1000 ha against 4,865 1000 ha in Benin, a difference of 125 1000 ha.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Benin ranks 99th and Portugal ranks 97th of 237 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,517 1000 ha | 3,899 1000 ha | 2,381 1000 ha | Portugal |
| 1970s | 1,852 1000 ha | 3,953 1000 ha | 2,101 1000 ha | Portugal |
| 1980s | 2,120 1000 ha | 3,993 1000 ha | 1,873 1000 ha | Portugal |
| 1990s | 2,579 1000 ha | 3,849 1000 ha | 1,270 1000 ha | Portugal |
| 2000s | 3,427 1000 ha | 3,804 1000 ha | 376.99 1000 ha | Portugal |
| 2010s | 4,019 1000 ha | 4,445 1000 ha | 426.37 1000 ha | Portugal |
| 2020s | 4,747 1000 ha | 5,030 1000 ha | 282.47 1000 ha | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agriculture — area, Benin or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 4,990 1000 ha against 4,865 1000 ha in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in agriculture — area between Benin and Portugal?
- 125 1000 ha, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Portugal?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Portugal rank globally for agriculture — area?
- Benin ranks 99th and Portugal ranks 97th of 237 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agriculture — 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.