Benin vs Namibia: Arable land use per person

Benin
0.2513 hectares per person
in 2023
Namibia
0.27 hectares per person
in 2023
Benin rank
37th
Namibia rank
34th

Arable land use per person over time

  • Benin
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.27 hectares per person against 0.2513 hectares per person in Benin, a difference of 0.0187 hectares per person.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 37th and Namibia ranks 34th of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land use per person
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.