Country area — Area in Benin
Benin: Country area — Area was 11,476 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Country area — Area in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for country area — area in Benin is 11,476 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in Benin peaked at 11,476 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 11,476 1000 ha, in 1961.
Benin ranks 110th of 248 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,476 1000 ha | 11,476 1000 ha | 11,476 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,476 1000 ha | 11,476 1000 ha | 11,476 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,476 1000 ha | 11,476 1000 ha | 11,476 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,476 1000 ha | 11,476 1000 ha | 11,476 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,476 1000 ha | 11,476 1000 ha | 11,476 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,476 1000 ha | 11,476 1000 ha | 11,476 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,476 1000 ha | 11,476 1000 ha | 11,476 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 country area — area in Benin?
- Country area — area in Benin was 11,476 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 11,476 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,476 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for country area — area?
- Benin ranks 110th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Country area — 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.