Benin vs France: Arable land use per person
Benin
0.2513 hectares per person
in 2023
France
0.2472 hectares per person
in 2023
Benin rank
37th
France rank
38th
Arable land use per person over time
- Benin
- France
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.2513 hectares per person against 0.2472 hectares per person in France, a difference of 0.0041 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.
Benin ranks 37th and France ranks 38th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and France in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3682 hectares per person | 0.3758 hectares per person | 0.0075 hectares per person | France |
| 1970s | 0.3944 hectares per person | 0.321 hectares per person | 0.0734 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.3516 hectares per person | 0.3143 hectares per person | 0.0373 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.3025 hectares per person | 0.3045 hectares per person | 0.0021 hectares per person | France |
| 2000s | 0.3066 hectares per person | 0.2916 hectares per person | 0.015 hectares per person | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.2529 hectares per person | 0.2758 hectares per person | 0.0229 hectares per person | France |
| 2020s | 0.256 hectares per person | 0.2496 hectares per person | 0.0064 hectares per person | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land use per person, Benin or France?
- Benin, at 0.2513 hectares per person against 0.2472 hectares per person in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in arable land use per person between Benin and France?
- 0.0041 hectares per person, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and France?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Benin and France rank globally for arable land use per person?
- Benin ranks 37th and France ranks 38th 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.