Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Benin
Benin: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.008 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.008 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
106th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0441 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.008 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — land area, per capita in Benin is 0.008 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.0441 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.008 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Benin ranks 106th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0441 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0433 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0425 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0417 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0409 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0401 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0392 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0384 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0376 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0368 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.036 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0352 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0343 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0335 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0327 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0319 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0311 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0303 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0295 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0287 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0279 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0271 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0264 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0256 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0248 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0241 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0234 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0227 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.022 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0214 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0207 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0201 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0192 Square kilometres per person | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0185 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0181 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0176 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0171 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0166 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0161 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0156 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0151 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0147 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0142 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0138 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0134 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.013 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0126 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0122 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0119 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0115 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0112 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0108 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0105 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0102 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0099 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0096 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0082 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.008 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.008 Square kilometres per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0124 Square kilometres per person, 65% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.008 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.015 Square kilometres per person, 53% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0409 Square kilometres per person | 0.0376 Square kilometres per person | 0.0441 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0331 Square kilometres per person | 0.0295 Square kilometres per person | 0.0368 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0253 Square kilometres per person | 0.022 Square kilometres per person | 0.0287 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0185 Square kilometres per person | 0.0161 Square kilometres per person | 0.0214 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0137 Square kilometres per person | 0.0119 Square kilometres per person | 0.0156 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0101 Square kilometres per person | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | 0.0115 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | 0.008 Square kilometres per person | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 103 Portugal 0.0087 Square kilometres per person compare
- 104 Sierra Leone 0.0085 Square kilometres per person compare
- 105 Azerbaijan 0.0081 Square kilometres per person compare
- 107 France 0.0079 Square kilometres per person compare
- 108 Jordan 0.0078 Square kilometres per person compare
- 109 Thailand 0.0071 Square kilometres 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — land area, per capita in Benin?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Benin was 0.008 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0441 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.008 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Benin rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Benin ranks 106th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land 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 use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 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 use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.