Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Benin
Benin: Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita was 0.0371 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Benin, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.0371 hectares per person for grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.1756 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0371 hectares per person, in 2025.
Benin ranks 135th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1756 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1727 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 0.1697 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1666 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1635 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1603 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1571 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1538 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1506 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1474 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1442 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.141 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1378 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1346 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1314 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1283 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1251 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.122 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1189 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1158 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1126 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1095 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1083 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1052 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1021 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0992 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1069 hectares per person | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1038 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1007 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0976 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1041 hectares per person | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 0.101 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0979 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0937 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0902 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0883 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.086 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0835 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.081 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0785 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0762 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0739 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0717 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0695 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0674 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0653 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0633 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0614 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0596 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0578 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0561 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0545 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0529 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0514 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0499 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0484 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.047 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0457 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0444 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0432 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0421 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.041 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.04 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.039 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.038 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0371 hectares per person | -2.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0371 hectares per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.182 hectares per person, 20% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0371 hectares per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.318 hectares per person, 12% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1617 hectares per person | 0.1474 hectares per person | 0.1756 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1299 hectares per person | 0.1158 hectares per person | 0.1442 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1046 hectares per person | 0.0976 hectares per person | 0.1126 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0904 hectares per person | 0.0785 hectares per person | 0.1041 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0666 hectares per person | 0.0578 hectares per person | 0.0762 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0493 hectares per person | 0.0432 hectares per person | 0.0561 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0395 hectares per person | 0.0371 hectares per person | 0.0421 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More environment data for Benin
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0029 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 4.88 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Benin?
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita in Benin was 0.0371 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long-term, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1756 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long-term, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0371 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Benin rank for grazing land use over the long-term, per capita?
- Benin ranks 135th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. 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 Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grazing land use over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Grazing land use over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grazing land use over the long term Our World in Data
- 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
Grazing land use over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.