Benin vs Romania: Cropland — Share in Land area
Cropland — Share in Land area over time
- Benin
- Romania
How they compare
Benin currently reports 38.26 % against 38.19 % in Romania, a difference of 0.07 %.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Romania ahead.
Benin ranks 30th and Romania ranks 31st of 234 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.54 % | 45.57 % | 36.03 % | Romania |
| 1970s | 12.5 % | 45.57 % | 33.07 % | Romania |
| 1980s | 14.65 % | 45.76 % | 31.11 % | Romania |
| 1990s | 17.99 % | 43.25 % | 25.26 % | Romania |
| 2000s | 25.51 % | 41.45 % | 15.94 % | Romania |
| 2010s | 30.76 % | 40.14 % | 9.38 % | Romania |
| 2020s | 37.22 % | 38.32 % | 1.09 % | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — share in land area, Benin or Romania?
- Benin, at 38.26 % against 38.19 % in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — share in land area between Benin and Romania?
- 0.07 %, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Romania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Romania rank globally for cropland — share in land area?
- Benin ranks 30th and Romania ranks 31st of 234 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Share in Land area. 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.