Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Cropland — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0379 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0379 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
26th
of 185 countries
All-time high
0.0384 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Benin stood at 0.0379 1000 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 0.0384 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Benin ranks 26th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cropland — Area, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0088 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0092 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0093 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0096 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.01 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0103 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0119 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0121 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0127 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0129 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0132 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0134 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0141 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0144 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0149 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0157 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0174 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0191 1000 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0208 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0221 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0234 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.025 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0258 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0259 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0247 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0251 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0269 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.026 1000 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0272 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0285 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0304 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0306 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0295 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0317 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0354 1000 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0349 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0367 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0384 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0379 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0379 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0379 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0124 1000 ha per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0095 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.011 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0125 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0112 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0136 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0146 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0139 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0151 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0227 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0255 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0234 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0283 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0308 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.026 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0369 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.037 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0349 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0384 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 23 Marshall Islands 0.0411 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 24 Pakistan 0.0402 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 25 Romania 0.0383 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 27 Poland 0.0377 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 28 Philippines 0.0375 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Mauritius 0.0374 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 cropland — area, per square kilometre in Benin?
- Cropland — area, per square kilometre in Benin was 0.0379 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0384 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest cropland — area, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0086 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for cropland — area, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 26th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cropland — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. 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 Cropland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland — 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.
Cropland — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cropland — 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
Cropland — 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.