Benin vs Hungary: Land use

Benin
4.17 million hectares
in 2023
Hungary
4.29 million hectares
in 2023
Benin rank
64th
Hungary rank
62nd

Land use over time

  • Benin
  • Hungary
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M6.0M196119922023

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 4.29 million hectares against 4.17 million hectares in Benin, a difference of 127,360 hectares.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Hungary ahead.

Benin ranks 64th and Hungary ranks 62nd of 224 countries.

Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Hungary Difference Ahead
1960s 1.08 million hectares 5.63 million hectares 4.55 million hectares Hungary
1970s 1.41 million hectares 5.49 million hectares 4.08 million hectares Hungary
1980s 1.65 million hectares 5.30 million hectares 3.65 million hectares Hungary
1990s 2.03 million hectares 5.07 million hectares 3.04 million hectares Hungary
2000s 2.88 million hectares 4.79 million hectares 1.92 million hectares Hungary
2010s 3.45 million hectares 4.52 million hectares 1.07 million hectares Hungary
2020s 4.11 million hectares 4.27 million hectares 160,808 hectares Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use, Benin or Hungary?
Hungary, at 4.29 million hectares against 4.17 million hectares in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use between Benin and Hungary?
127,360 hectares, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Hungary?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Benin and Hungary rank globally for land use?
Benin ranks 64th and Hungary ranks 62nd of 224 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Land use. 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
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
225 places, 13,015 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed