Africa vs Benin: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land over time
- Africa
- Benin
How they compare
Benin currently reports 74.95 % against 22.51 % in Africa, a difference of 52.44 %.
That makes Benin's figure about 3.3 times Africa's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 22nd and Benin ranks 30th of 31 groups.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Benin | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.28 % | 67.14 % | 51.86 % | Benin |
| 1970s | 15.99 % | 72.73 % | 56.73 % | Benin |
| 1980s | 16.58 % | 74.13 % | 57.55 % | Benin |
| 1990s | 18.09 % | 72.02 % | 53.93 % | Benin |
| 2000s | 19.5 % | 74.03 % | 54.53 % | Benin |
| 2010s | 21.54 % | 71.12 % | 49.58 % | Benin |
| 2020s | 22.35 % | 75.6 % | 53.25 % | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — share in agricultural land, Africa or Benin?
- Benin, at 74.95 % against 22.51 % in Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — share in agricultural land between Africa and Benin?
- 52.44 %, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Benin?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Africa and Benin rank globally for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Africa ranks 22nd and Benin ranks 30th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.