Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate in Benin
Benin: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate was 0.0206 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate in Benin, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate in Benin is 0.0206 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate in Benin peaked at 50 % change on previous year in 1971 and was at its lowest, -54.1 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places Benin 22nd out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate in Benin, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1966 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1968 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1969 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1971 | 50 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1973 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1974 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1975 | 33.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 1976 | 25 % change on previous year | -25.0% |
| 1977 | 24 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 12.9 % change on previous year | -46.2% |
| 1979 | 14.29 % change on previous year | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 21.25 % change on previous year | +48.8% |
| 1981 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1982 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1984 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1985 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1986 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1987 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1988 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1989 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1990 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 1.03 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 2.04 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 10 % change on previous year | — |
| 1998 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2000 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2001 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 11.82 % change on previous year | — |
| 2003 | 13.82 % change on previous year | +16.9% |
| 2004 | 14.29 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 12.5 % change on previous year | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 11.11 % change on previous year | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 11.5 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 3.14 % change on previous year | -72.7% |
| 2009 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2011 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2012 | 5.65 % change on previous year | — |
| 2013 | 16.87 % change on previous year | +198.5% |
| 2014 | 14.44 % change on previous year | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 12.62 % change on previous year | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 11.2 % change on previous year | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 10.07 % change on previous year | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 9.15 % change on previous year | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 8.38 % change on previous year | -8.4% |
| 2020 | -54.1 % change on previous year | -745.3% |
| 2021 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2023 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2024 | 0.0206 % change on previous year | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 5 |
| 1970s | 15.95 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 50 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.12 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 21.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.31 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 10 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.82 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 14.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.84 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 16.87 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -10.82 % change on previous year | -54.1 % change on previous year | 0.0206 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 19 OECD 0.3261 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Belize 0.0564 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Albania 0.0279 % change on previous year compare
- 23 China, Taiwan Province of 0.0013 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.0002 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Portugal 0.0002 % change on previous year 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)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 4.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 0.2182 million SLC per person (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, annual 4.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, per unit 0 million USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, per 0.0004 million USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate in Benin?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate in Benin was 0.0206 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 50 % change on previous year in 1971.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -54.1 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Benin rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate?
- Benin ranks 22nd out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Land area equipped for irrigation — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Land area equipped for irrigation — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.