Benin vs Iceland: Cropland — Area per capita
Cropland — Area per capita over time
- Benin
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.31 ha/cap against 0.3 ha/cap in Benin, a difference of 0.01 ha/cap.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 52nd and Iceland ranks 49th of 250 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3867 ha/cap | 0.6256 ha/cap | 0.2389 ha/cap | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.413 ha/cap | 0.583 ha/cap | 0.17 ha/cap | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.368 ha/cap | 0.56 ha/cap | 0.192 ha/cap | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.33 ha/cap | 0.502 ha/cap | 0.172 ha/cap | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.349 ha/cap | 0.43 ha/cap | 0.081 ha/cap | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.308 ha/cap | 0.365 ha/cap | 0.057 ha/cap | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.304 ha/cap | 0.318 ha/cap | 0.014 ha/cap | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Benin or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 0.31 ha/cap against 0.3 ha/cap in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Benin and Iceland?
- 0.01 ha/cap, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Iceland?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Iceland rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
- Benin ranks 52nd and Iceland ranks 49th of 250 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area per capita. 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.