Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0323 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0323 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0323 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area, per square kilometre in Benin is 0.0323 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 35.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 0.0323 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Benin ranks 23rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0083 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0085 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0087 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0089 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0091 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0098 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0111 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0114 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0118 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0129 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0137 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0138 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.014 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0141 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0142 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0143 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0143 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0145 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0159 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0186 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.02 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0204 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0211 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0217 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0226 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0231 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0239 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0239 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0239 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0248 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0268 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 0.031 1000 ha per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0322 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0318 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0323 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0323 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0323 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0115 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0323 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0105 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.012 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0106 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.013 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0133 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0143 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0204 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0225 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0211 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0235 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0254 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0222 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0322 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0303 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0323 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 20 El Salvador 0.0348 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 21 Germany 0.0334 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 22 Czechia 0.0327 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 24 Bulgaria 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 25 France 0.0314 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 26 Serbia 0.031 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per square kilometre in Benin?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Benin was 0.0323 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0323 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0082 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 23rd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.