Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita in Benin
Benin: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita in Benin, 1964–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita in Benin is 0 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita in Benin peaked at 0 1000 ha per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha per person, in 1970.
That places Benin 139th out of 162 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 0 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0 1000 ha per person | +46.7% |
| 1972 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0 1000 ha per person | +30.1% |
| 1976 | 0 1000 ha per person | +21.9% |
| 1977 | 0 1000 ha per person | +20.9% |
| 1978 | 0 1000 ha per person | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 0 1000 ha per person | +11.3% |
| 1980 | 0 1000 ha per person | +18.0% |
| 1981 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0 1000 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0 1000 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha per person | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha per person | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha per person | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha per person | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 0 1000 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0 1000 ha per person | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 0 1000 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 0 1000 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 0 1000 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 0 1000 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 0 1000 ha per person | -55.3% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 6 |
| 1970s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 0 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 136 Gambia 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 137 Northern Mariana Islands 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 138 Gabon 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 140 South Sudan 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 141 El Salvador 0 1000 ha per person compare
- 142 Burundi 0 1000 ha per person 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)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate 0.0206 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita in Benin?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita in Benin was 0 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha per person in 1970.
- How does Benin rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita?
- Benin ranks 139th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.