Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Benin
Benin: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 0.56 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Benin, 1964–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Benin stood at 0.56 %.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Benin peaked at 1.27 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.16 %, in 1969.
That places Benin 185th out of 201 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1783 % | 0.16 % | 0.19 % | 6 |
| 1970s | 0.307 % | 0.16 % | 0.52 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.589 % | 0.57 % | 0.62 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.508 % | 0.43 % | 0.57 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.591 % | 0.41 % | 0.79 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 % | 0.75 % | 1.27 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.58 % | 0.56 % | 0.62 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 182 Burkina Faso 0.63 % compare
- 183 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.62 % compare
- 184 Chad 0.57 % compare
- 186 Côte d'Ivoire 0.54 % compare
- 187 Rwanda 0.51 % compare
- 188 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.49 % compare
More environment data for Benin
- 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.3 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Benin?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Benin was 0.56 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.16 % in 1969.
- How does Benin rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Benin ranks 185th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland. 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.