Benin vs Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs): Arable land — Share in Agricultural land

Benin
74.95 %
in 2024
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
17.56 %
in 2024
Benin rank
32nd
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank
31st

Arable land — Share in Agricultural land over time

  • Benin
  • Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
20406080196119922024

How they compare

Benin currently reports 74.95 % against 17.56 % in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), a difference of 57.39 %.

That makes Benin's figure about 4.3 times Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)'s.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 32nd and Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 31st of 231 countries.

Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) Difference Ahead
1960s 67.14 % 10.41 % 56.73 % Benin
1970s 72.73 % 10.93 % 61.79 % Benin
1980s 74.13 % 11.78 % 62.35 % Benin
1990s 72.02 % 14.44 % 57.58 % Benin
2000s 74.03 % 15.59 % 58.44 % Benin
2010s 71.12 % 16.84 % 54.27 % Benin
2020s 75.6 % 17.41 % 58.2 % Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land — share in agricultural land, Benin or Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
Benin, at 74.95 % against 17.56 % in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) as of 2024.
What is the difference in arable land — share in agricultural land between Benin and Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
57.39 %, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Benin and Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank globally for arable land — share in agricultural land?
Benin ranks 32nd and Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 31st of 231 countries.
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

Indicator
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 15,674 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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.