Land area — Area in Benin
Benin: Land area — Area was 11,276 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Benin recorded 11,276 1000 ha for land area — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in Benin peaked at 11,276 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 11,276 1000 ha, in 1961.
Benin ranks 108th of 248 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,276 1000 ha | 11,276 1000 ha | 11,276 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,276 1000 ha | 11,276 1000 ha | 11,276 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,276 1000 ha | 11,276 1000 ha | 11,276 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,276 1000 ha | 11,276 1000 ha | 11,276 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,276 1000 ha | 11,276 1000 ha | 11,276 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,276 1000 ha | 11,276 1000 ha | 11,276 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,276 1000 ha | 11,276 1000 ha | 11,276 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 land area — area in Benin?
- Land area — area in Benin was 11,276 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 11,276 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,276 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for land area — area?
- Benin ranks 108th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land 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 Land 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.