Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Benin
Benin: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 74.95 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 74.95 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Benin peaked at 77.1 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 65.04 %, in 1961.
That places Benin 33rd out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 65.04 % | — |
| 1962 | 65.5 % | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 65.95 % | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 66.5 % | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 66.86 % | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 67.51 % | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 68.17 % | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 68.73 % | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 70.03 % | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 70.31 % | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 71.2 % | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 71.64 % | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 71.99 % | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 72.57 % | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 73.15 % | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 73.71 % | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 74 % | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 74.22 % | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 74.49 % | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 74.84 % | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 75.19 % | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 74.69 % | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 75.22 % | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 75.02 % | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 74.32 % | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 72.74 % | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 72.86 % | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 72.98 % | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 73.45 % | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 71.42 % | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 71.42 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 71.17 % | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 70.94 % | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 71.22 % | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 71.18 % | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 72.09 % | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 72.67 % | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 73.99 % | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 74.05 % | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 74.56 % | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 75.16 % | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 75.73 % | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 76.35 % | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 76.61 % | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 76.41 % | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 74.87 % | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 73.98 % | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 69.76 % | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 66.84 % | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 71.69 % | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 69.07 % | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 69.05 % | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 67.83 % | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 67.54 % | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 66.29 % | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 72.23 % | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 73.35 % | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 77.01 % | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 77.1 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 76.07 % | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 76.65 % | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 74.7 % | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 75.65 % | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 74.95 % | -0.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 74.95 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.52 %, 3.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Benin's 74.95 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.01 %, 3.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.14 % | 65.04 % | 70.03 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 72.73 % | 70.31 % | 74.49 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.13 % | 72.74 % | 75.22 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.02 % | 70.94 % | 74.05 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.03 % | 66.84 % | 76.61 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.12 % | 66.29 % | 77.1 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.6 % | 74.7 % | 76.65 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Benin?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Benin was 74.95 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 77.1 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.04 % in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Benin ranks 33rd out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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 Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.