Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Benin
Benin: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures was 5,500 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Benin recorded 5,500 Square kilometres for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Benin peaked at 5,500 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4,420 Square kilometres, in 1961.
Benin ranks 107th of 180 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.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Benin, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,420 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 4,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 4,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 4,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 4,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 4,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 4,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 4,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 4,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 4,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 4,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 4,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 4,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 4,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 4,420 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4,500 Square kilometres | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 4,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5,000 Square kilometres | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 5,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5,000 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 5,500 Square kilometres | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 5,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5,500 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 5,500 Square kilometres is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 32,920 Square kilometres, 17% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Benin's 5,500 Square kilometres is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60,000 Square kilometres, 9% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,420 Square kilometres | 4,420 Square kilometres | 4,420 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,420 Square kilometres | 4,420 Square kilometres | 4,420 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,684 Square kilometres | 4,420 Square kilometres | 5,000 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,500 Square kilometres | 5,500 Square kilometres | 5,500 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,500 Square kilometres | 5,500 Square kilometres | 5,500 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,500 Square kilometres | 5,500 Square kilometres | 5,500 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,500 Square kilometres | 5,500 Square kilometres | 5,500 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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 in Benin?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Benin was 5,500 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 5,500 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,420 Square kilometres in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures?
- Benin ranks 107th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures. 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