Cropland — Area per capita in Benin
Benin: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.3 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in Benin stood at 0.3 ha/cap.
That represents a change of down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Benin peaked at 0.42 ha/cap in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.28 ha/cap, in 2016.
Benin ranks 47th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3867 ha/cap | 0.38 ha/cap | 0.41 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.413 ha/cap | 0.4 ha/cap | 0.42 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.368 ha/cap | 0.33 ha/cap | 0.4 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.33 ha/cap | 0.3 ha/cap | 0.37 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.349 ha/cap | 0.32 ha/cap | 0.37 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.308 ha/cap | 0.28 ha/cap | 0.33 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.304 ha/cap | 0.3 ha/cap | 0.31 ha/cap | 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 cropland — area per capita in Benin?
- Cropland — area per capita in Benin was 0.3 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.42 ha/cap in 1971.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.28 ha/cap in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Benin ranks 47th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.