Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Benin
Benin: Land use hidden — Total area, per capita was 0.0081 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0081 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
110th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0448 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0081 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.0081 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — total area, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.0448 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0081 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
That places Benin 110th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Total area, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0448 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0441 Square kilometres per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0433 Square kilometres per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0424 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0416 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0408 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0399 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0391 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0383 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0374 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0366 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0358 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.035 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0341 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0333 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0325 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0317 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0309 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0301 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0292 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0284 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0276 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0268 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.026 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0253 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0245 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0238 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0231 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0224 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0217 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0211 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0204 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0195 Square kilometres per person | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0188 Square kilometres per person | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0184 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.018 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0174 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0169 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0164 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0159 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0154 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.015 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0145 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0141 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0136 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0132 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0128 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0124 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0121 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0117 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0114 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.011 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0107 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0104 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0101 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0098 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0095 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0093 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.009 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0088 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0086 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0081 Square kilometres per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0126 Square kilometres per person, 65% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0081 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0168 Square kilometres per person, 49% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0416 Square kilometres per person | 0.0383 Square kilometres per person | 0.0448 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0337 Square kilometres per person | 0.0301 Square kilometres per person | 0.0374 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0257 Square kilometres per person | 0.0224 Square kilometres per person | 0.0292 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0189 Square kilometres per person | 0.0164 Square kilometres per person | 0.0217 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0139 Square kilometres per person | 0.0121 Square kilometres per person | 0.0159 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0103 Square kilometres per person | 0.009 Square kilometres per person | 0.0117 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0085 Square kilometres per person | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | 0.0088 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 107 Portugal 0.0087 Square kilometres per person compare
- 108 Sierra Leone 0.0085 Square kilometres per person compare
- 109 Azerbaijan 0.0085 Square kilometres per person compare
- 111 Jordan 0.0078 Square kilometres per person compare
- 112 Czechia 0.0073 Square kilometres per person compare
- 113 Denmark 0.0072 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 — total area, per capita in Benin?
- Land use hidden — total area, per capita in Benin was 0.0081 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0448 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0081 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Benin rank for land use hidden — total area, per capita?
- Benin ranks 110th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total 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 — Total area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Total 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 — Total area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.