Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Benin
Benin: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0004 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0004 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
121st
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0017 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0004 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.0004 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.0017 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Benin ranks 121st of 167 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0004 Square kilometres per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0018 Square kilometres per person, 21% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0004 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0036 Square kilometres per person, 11% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0016 Square kilometres per person | 0.0015 Square kilometres per person | 0.0017 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | 0.0014 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0009 Square kilometres per person | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 0.0008 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 118 Haiti 0.0004 Square kilometres per person compare
- 119 Belgium 0.0004 Square kilometres per person compare
- 120 Indonesia 0.0004 Square kilometres per person compare
- 122 Tonga 0.0004 Square kilometres per person compare
- 123 Denmark 0.0004 Square kilometres per person compare
- 124 Burundi 0.0004 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Benin?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Benin was 0.0004 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0017 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Benin rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Benin ranks 121st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.