Cropland — Area, per capita in Benin
Benin: Cropland — Area, per capita was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area, per capita in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area, per capita in Benin is 0.0003 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.0004 1000 ha per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 1000 ha per person, in 2016.
That places Benin 36th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0003 1000 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 1.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0003 1000 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 1000 ha per person, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0004 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 0.0003 1000 ha per person | 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)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per capita 0.0003 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area, per capita in Benin?
- Cropland — area, per capita in Benin was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 1000 ha per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 1000 ha per person in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for cropland — area, per capita?
- Benin ranks 36th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cropland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Cropland — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.