What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Benin and Latvia?

20,516 hectares, with Latvia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Latvia?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Latvia: Land use over the long-term

Benin

549,984 hectares

in 2025

Latvia

570,500 hectares

in 2025

Benin rank

119th

Latvia rank

118th

Land use over the long-term over time

Benin
Latvia

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 570,500 hectares against 549,984 hectares in Benin, a difference of 20,516 hectares.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 119th and Latvia ranks 118th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 25 and Latvia in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1000s	709,114 hectares	32,987 hectares	676,127 hectares	Benin
1100s	783,346 hectares	33,947 hectares	749,399 hectares	Benin
1200s	861,998 hectares	34,878 hectares	827,120 hectares	Benin
1300s	943,956 hectares	35,767 hectares	908,189 hectares	Benin
1400s	1.01 million hectares	36,596 hectares	974,624 hectares	Benin
1500s	1.06 million hectares	37,347 hectares	1.02 million hectares	Benin
1600s	1.02 million hectares	37,991 hectares	984,819 hectares	Benin
1700s	975,704 hectares	38,496 hectares	937,208 hectares	Benin
1710s	946,889 hectares	44,730 hectares	902,160 hectares	Benin
1720s	918,641 hectares	51,970 hectares	866,671 hectares	Benin
1730s	890,919 hectares	60,380 hectares	830,539 hectares	Benin
1740s	863,720 hectares	70,147 hectares	793,573 hectares	Benin
1750s	837,025 hectares	81,490 hectares	755,535 hectares	Benin
1760s	810,806 hectares	94,662 hectares	716,144 hectares	Benin
1770s	785,055 hectares	109,956 hectares	675,099 hectares	Benin
1780s	759,752 hectares	127,713 hectares	632,039 hectares	Benin
1790s	734,880 hectares	148,330 hectares	586,550 hectares	Benin
1800s	710,418 hectares	172,264 hectares	538,154 hectares	Benin
1810s	686,345 hectares	200,048 hectares	486,297 hectares	Benin
1820s	633,650 hectares	227,557 hectares	406,093 hectares	Benin
1830s	584,568 hectares	258,831 hectares	325,737 hectares	Benin
1840s	538,848 hectares	294,383 hectares	244,465 hectares	Benin
1850s	496,255 hectares	334,794 hectares	161,461 hectares	Benin
1860s	456,570 hectares	380,726 hectares	75,844 hectares	Benin
1870s	456,693 hectares	420,900 hectares	35,793 hectares	Benin
1880s	456,236 hectares	465,278 hectares	9,042 hectares	Latvia
1890s	455,124 hectares	514,294 hectares	59,170 hectares	Latvia
1900s	453,265 hectares	568,426 hectares	115,161 hectares	Latvia
1910s	450,553 hectares	628,203 hectares	177,650 hectares	Latvia
1920s	446,855 hectares	657,668 hectares	210,813 hectares	Latvia
1930s	442,013 hectares	688,452 hectares	246,439 hectares	Latvia
1940s	435,825 hectares	705,476 hectares	269,651 hectares	Latvia
1950s	429,823 hectares	714,626 hectares	284,803 hectares	Latvia
1960s	442,000 hectares	771,963 hectares	329,963 hectares	Latvia
1970s	442,000 hectares	800,347 hectares	358,347 hectares	Latvia
1980s	468,400 hectares	815,504 hectares	347,104 hectares	Latvia
1990s	550,000 hectares	763,801 hectares	213,801 hectares	Latvia
2000s	550,000 hectares	627,500 hectares	77,500 hectares	Latvia
2010s	550,000 hectares	643,800 hectares	93,800 hectares	Latvia
2020s	549,997 hectares	594,767 hectares	44,769 hectares	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use over the long-term, Benin or Latvia?: Latvia, at 570,500 hectares against 549,984 hectares in Benin as of 2025.
What is the difference in land use over the long-term between Benin and Latvia?: 20,516 hectares, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Latvia?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Benin and Latvia rank globally for land use over the long-term?: Benin ranks 119th and Latvia ranks 118th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as 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

Indicator: Land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total grazingland area for each separate country over time.