Benin vs Brazil: Arable land use per person
Benin
0.2513 hectares per person
in 2023
Brazil
0.2635 hectares per person
in 2023
Benin rank
37th
Brazil rank
36th
Arable land use per person over time
- Benin
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.2635 hectares per person against 0.2513 hectares per person in Benin, a difference of 0.0122 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 37th and Brazil ranks 36th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Brazil in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3682 hectares per person | 0.3076 hectares per person | 0.0607 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1970s | 0.3944 hectares per person | 0.3255 hectares per person | 0.0689 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.3516 hectares per person | 0.3751 hectares per person | 0.0236 hectares per person | Brazil |
| 1990s | 0.3025 hectares per person | 0.2776 hectares per person | 0.0249 hectares per person | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.3066 hectares per person | 0.262 hectares per person | 0.0446 hectares per person | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.2529 hectares per person | 0.269 hectares per person | 0.0161 hectares per person | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.256 hectares per person | 0.2652 hectares per person | 0.0092 hectares per person | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Benin or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 0.2635 hectares per person against 0.2513 hectares per person in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Benin and Brazil?
- 0.0122 hectares per person, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Brazil?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Brazil rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Benin ranks 37th and Brazil ranks 36th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.