Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate in Benin
Benin: Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate was 0.9314 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate in Benin, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.9314 % change on previous year for agriculture — area, annual growth rate in 2024.
The figure is up 174.3% on the previous year and up 113.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, annual growth rate in Benin peaked at 10.16 % change on previous year in 2018 and was at its lowest, -6.77 % change on previous year, in 2010.
That places Benin 18th out of 239 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate in Benin, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1.46 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 1.43 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -13.4% |
| 1965 | 1.49 % change on previous year | +20.3% |
| 1966 | 2 % change on previous year | +34.3% |
| 1967 | 2.87 % change on previous year | +43.2% |
| 1968 | 1.96 % change on previous year | -31.6% |
| 1969 | 5.29 % change on previous year | +169.6% |
| 1970 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -75.7% |
| 1971 | 2.87 % change on previous year | +123.4% |
| 1972 | 1.77 % change on previous year | -38.3% |
| 1973 | 1.06 % change on previous year | -40.0% |
| 1974 | 1.5 % change on previous year | +40.6% |
| 1975 | 2.19 % change on previous year | +46.3% |
| 1976 | 1.41 % change on previous year | -35.3% |
| 1977 | 1.75 % change on previous year | +23.7% |
| 1978 | 1.09 % change on previous year | -37.5% |
| 1979 | 1 % change on previous year | -8.4% |
| 1980 | 1.57 % change on previous year | +56.7% |
| 1981 | 1.52 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 1.99 % change on previous year | +30.8% |
| 1983 | -0.0723 % change on previous year | -103.6% |
| 1984 | 0.9162 % change on previous year | -1367.6% |
| 1985 | 1.58 % change on previous year | +72.4% |
| 1986 | 2.83 % change on previous year | +79.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4575 % change on previous year | -83.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4636 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1989 | -0.0272 % change on previous year | -105.9% |
| 1990 | 2.53 % change on previous year | -9392.5% |
| 1991 | 0.31 % change on previous year | -87.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9637 % change on previous year | +210.9% |
| 1993 | 1.56 % change on previous year | +61.6% |
| 1994 | 2.63 % change on previous year | +69.0% |
| 1995 | 5.34 % change on previous year | +103.0% |
| 1996 | 7.56 % change on previous year | +41.6% |
| 1997 | 6.84 % change on previous year | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 5.22 % change on previous year | -23.6% |
| 1999 | 2.14 % change on previous year | -59.0% |
| 2000 | 2.76 % change on previous year | +29.0% |
| 2001 | 2.12 % change on previous year | -23.3% |
| 2002 | 3.31 % change on previous year | +56.1% |
| 2003 | 3.08 % change on previous year | -6.9% |
| 2004 | -0.3385 % change on previous year | -111.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4134 % change on previous year | -222.1% |
| 2006 | -3.86 % change on previous year | -1034.7% |
| 2007 | 1.19 % change on previous year | -130.8% |
| 2008 | 6.06 % change on previous year | +408.9% |
| 2009 | 4.37 % change on previous year | -28.0% |
| 2010 | -6.77 % change on previous year | -255.1% |
| 2011 | 3.79 % change on previous year | -156.0% |
| 2012 | 4.03 % change on previous year | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 5.72 % change on previous year | +41.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4361 % change on previous year | -92.4% |
| 2015 | 1.88 % change on previous year | +332.0% |
| 2016 | -4.82 % change on previous year | -356.0% |
| 2017 | 6.44 % change on previous year | -233.6% |
| 2018 | 10.16 % change on previous year | +57.8% |
| 2019 | 3.73 % change on previous year | -63.3% |
| 2020 | -4.87 % change on previous year | -230.5% |
| 2021 | 4.42 % change on previous year | -190.9% |
| 2022 | 4.2 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 2023 | -1.25 % change on previous year | -129.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9314 % change on previous year | -174.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +9392.5% | -0.0272 % change on previous year | 2.53 % change on previous year |
| 1984 | +1367.6% | -0.0723 % change on previous year | 0.9162 % change on previous year |
| 2006 | -1034.7% | 0.4134 % change on previous year | -3.86 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.22 % change on previous year | 1.24 % change on previous year | 5.29 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.59 % change on previous year | 1 % change on previous year | 2.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.12 % change on previous year | -0.0723 % change on previous year | 2.83 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.51 % change on previous year | 0.31 % change on previous year | 7.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.91 % change on previous year | -3.86 % change on previous year | 6.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.46 % change on previous year | -6.77 % change on previous year | 10.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.686 % change on previous year | -4.87 % change on previous year | 4.42 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 15 Honduras 1.13 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Pakistan 1.09 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Sierra Leone 0.9742 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Saudi Arabia 0.8361 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Equatorial Guinea 0.7826 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Cameroon 0.7085 % change on previous year compare
More environment data for Benin
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 25,478 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 28.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0008 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, annual growth rate in Benin?
- Agriculture — area, annual growth rate in Benin was 0.9314 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, annual growth rate recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 10.16 % change on previous year in 2018.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, annual growth rate recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.77 % change on previous year in 2010.
- How does Benin rank for agriculture — area, annual growth rate?
- Benin ranks 18th out of 239 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Agriculture — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Agriculture — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.