Agricultural land — Area in Benin
Benin: Agricultural land — Area was 4,865 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area in Benin is 4,865 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Benin peaked at 4,881 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,415 1000 ha, in 1961.
Benin ranks 98th of 237 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,517 1000 ha | 1,415 1000 ha | 1,685 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,852 1000 ha | 1,707 1000 ha | 1,973 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,120 1000 ha | 2,004 1000 ha | 2,206 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,579 1000 ha | 2,261 1000 ha | 3,106 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,427 1000 ha | 3,192 1000 ha | 3,740 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,019 1000 ha | 3,487 1000 ha | 4,715 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,747 1000 ha | 4,486 1000 ha | 4,881 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Benin
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.56 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 24.33 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 200 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 4.88 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 11.31 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 550 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 13.74 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 668.34 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 74.95 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,646 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Benin?
- Agricultural land — area in Benin was 4,865 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 4,881 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,415 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for agricultural land — area?
- Benin ranks 98th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.