Land use hidden — Cropland in Benin
Benin: Land use hidden — Cropland was 41,668 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Cropland in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Benin recorded 41,668 Square kilometres for land use hidden — cropland in 2023.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — cropland in Benin peaked at 43,057 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9,726 Square kilometres, in 1961.
Benin ranks 58th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,753 Square kilometres | 9,726 Square kilometres | 12,430 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 14,099 Square kilometres | 12,647 Square kilometres | 15,313 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,517 Square kilometres | 15,623 Square kilometres | 17,062 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 20,289 Square kilometres | 17,113 Square kilometres | 25,560 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,765 Square kilometres | 26,419 Square kilometres | 31,903 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,486 Square kilometres | 29,371 Square kilometres | 40,812 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,072 Square kilometres | 38,830 Square kilometres | 43,057 Square kilometres | 4 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 64.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.07 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.23 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 230.77 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — cropland in Benin?
- Land use hidden — cropland in Benin was 41,668 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 43,057 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — cropland recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,726 Square kilometres in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for land use hidden — cropland?
- Benin ranks 58th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — cropland rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata