Benin vs Senegal: Arable land — Area
Arable land — Area over time
- Benin
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 3,830 1000 ha against 3,646 1000 ha in Benin, a difference of 184 1000 ha.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Senegal has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 71st and Senegal ranks 69th of 231 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,020 1000 ha | 3,113 1000 ha | 2,093 1000 ha | Senegal |
| 1970s | 1,348 1000 ha | 3,224 1000 ha | 1,876 1000 ha | Senegal |
| 1980s | 1,571 1000 ha | 3,110 1000 ha | 1,539 1000 ha | Senegal |
| 1990s | 1,860 1000 ha | 3,069 1000 ha | 1,209 1000 ha | Senegal |
| 2000s | 2,533 1000 ha | 3,144 1000 ha | 611 1000 ha | Senegal |
| 2010s | 2,866 1000 ha | 3,512 1000 ha | 646.19 1000 ha | Senegal |
| 2020s | 3,588 1000 ha | 3,814 1000 ha | 225.69 1000 ha | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — area, Benin or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 3,830 1000 ha against 3,646 1000 ha in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — area between Benin and Senegal?
- 184 1000 ha, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Senegal?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Senegal rank globally for arable land — area?
- Benin ranks 71st and Senegal ranks 69th 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.