Benin vs Peru: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Benin
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 3,917 1000 ha against 3,646 1000 ha in Benin, a difference of 271 1000 ha.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Peru ahead.
Benin ranks 71st and Peru ranks 68th of 231 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,020 1000 ha | 2,437 1000 ha | 1,417 1000 ha | Peru |
| 1970s | 1,348 1000 ha | 3,175 1000 ha | 1,827 1000 ha | Peru |
| 1980s | 1,571 1000 ha | 3,808 1000 ha | 2,237 1000 ha | Peru |
| 1990s | 1,860 1000 ha | 4,224 1000 ha | 2,364 1000 ha | Peru |
| 2000s | 2,533 1000 ha | 4,060 1000 ha | 1,526 1000 ha | Peru |
| 2010s | 2,866 1000 ha | 3,813 1000 ha | 946.43 1000 ha | Peru |
| 2020s | 3,588 1000 ha | 3,996 1000 ha | 407.38 1000 ha | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Benin or Peru?
- Peru, at 3,917 1000 ha against 3,646 1000 ha in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Benin and Peru?
- 271 1000 ha, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Peru?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Peru rank globally for arable land — area?
- Benin ranks 71st and Peru ranks 68th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable 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.