Benin vs Guyana: Grazing land use over the long-term
Benin
549,984 hectares
in 2025
Guyana
594,000 hectares
in 2025
Benin rank
119th
Guyana rank
117th
Grazing land use over the long-term over time
- Benin
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 594,000 hectares against 549,984 hectares in Benin, a difference of 44,016 hectares.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 119th and Guyana ranks 117th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 30 and Guyana in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 709,114 hectares | 0 hectares | 709,114 hectares | Benin |
| 1100s | 783,346 hectares | 0 hectares | 783,346 hectares | Benin |
| 1200s | 861,998 hectares | 0 hectares | 861,998 hectares | Benin |
| 1300s | 943,956 hectares | 0 hectares | 943,956 hectares | Benin |
| 1400s | 1.01 million hectares | 0 hectares | 1.01 million hectares | Benin |
| 1500s | 1.06 million hectares | 0 hectares | 1.06 million hectares | Benin |
| 1600s | 1.02 million hectares | 8,751 hectares | 1.01 million hectares | Benin |
| 1700s | 975,704 hectares | 9,344 hectares | 966,360 hectares | Benin |
| 1710s | 946,889 hectares | 9,809 hectares | 937,080 hectares | Benin |
| 1720s | 918,641 hectares | 10,296 hectares | 908,345 hectares | Benin |
| 1730s | 890,919 hectares | 10,808 hectares | 880,111 hectares | Benin |
| 1740s | 863,720 hectares | 11,346 hectares | 852,374 hectares | Benin |
| 1750s | 837,025 hectares | 11,910 hectares | 825,115 hectares | Benin |
| 1760s | 810,806 hectares | 12,502 hectares | 798,304 hectares | Benin |
| 1770s | 785,055 hectares | 13,123 hectares | 771,932 hectares | Benin |
| 1780s | 759,752 hectares | 13,776 hectares | 745,976 hectares | Benin |
| 1790s | 734,880 hectares | 14,461 hectares | 720,419 hectares | Benin |
| 1800s | 710,418 hectares | 15,180 hectares | 695,238 hectares | Benin |
| 1810s | 686,345 hectares | 15,934 hectares | 670,410 hectares | Benin |
| 1820s | 633,650 hectares | 16,807 hectares | 616,843 hectares | Benin |
| 1830s | 584,568 hectares | 17,727 hectares | 566,841 hectares | Benin |
| 1840s | 538,848 hectares | 42,301 hectares | 496,547 hectares | Benin |
| 1850s | 496,255 hectares | 69,413 hectares | 426,842 hectares | Benin |
| 1860s | 456,570 hectares | 99,262 hectares | 357,308 hectares | Benin |
| 1870s | 456,693 hectares | 135,912 hectares | 320,781 hectares | Benin |
| 1880s | 456,236 hectares | 177,981 hectares | 278,255 hectares | Benin |
| 1890s | 455,124 hectares | 226,118 hectares | 229,006 hectares | Benin |
| 1900s | 453,265 hectares | 281,042 hectares | 172,223 hectares | Benin |
| 1910s | 450,553 hectares | 343,550 hectares | 107,003 hectares | Benin |
| 1920s | 446,855 hectares | 409,968 hectares | 36,887 hectares | Benin |
| 1930s | 442,013 hectares | 484,122 hectares | 42,109 hectares | Guyana |
| 1940s | 435,825 hectares | 566,778 hectares | 130,953 hectares | Guyana |
| 1950s | 429,823 hectares | 800,698 hectares | 370,875 hectares | Guyana |
| 1960s | 442,000 hectares | 999,000 hectares | 557,000 hectares | Guyana |
| 1970s | 442,000 hectares | 948,375 hectares | 506,375 hectares | Guyana |
| 1980s | 468,400 hectares | 624,375 hectares | 155,975 hectares | Guyana |
| 1990s | 550,000 hectares | 594,000 hectares | 44,000 hectares | Guyana |
| 2000s | 550,000 hectares | 594,000 hectares | 44,000 hectares | Guyana |
| 2010s | 550,000 hectares | 594,000 hectares | 44,000 hectares | Guyana |
| 2020s | 549,997 hectares | 594,000 hectares | 44,003 hectares | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grazing land use over the long-term, Benin or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 594,000 hectares against 549,984 hectares in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in grazing land use over the long-term between Benin and Guyana?
- 44,016 hectares, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guyana?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Guyana rank globally for grazing land use over the long-term?
- Benin ranks 119th and Guyana ranks 117th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Grazing land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.