Land use for palm oil production in Benin
Benin: Land use for palm oil production was 42,069 hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
42,069 hectares
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
24th
of 44 countries
All-time high
42,069 hectares
in 2024
All-time low
15,000 hectares
in 1991
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Land use for palm oil production in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Benin recorded 42,069 hectares for land use for palm oil production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use for palm oil production in Benin peaked at 42,069 hectares in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15,000 hectares, in 1991.
That places Benin 24th out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land use for palm oil production in Benin, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 30,000 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 24,000 hectares | -20.0% |
| 1986 | 24,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 24,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 24,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 18,000 hectares | -25.0% |
| 1990 | 18,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 15,000 hectares | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 15,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 15,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 15,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 18,000 hectares | +20.0% |
| 1996 | 18,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 19,000 hectares | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 20,000 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 20,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 21,000 hectares | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 18,000 hectares | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 18,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20,000 hectares | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 21,000 hectares | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 22,000 hectares | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 22,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 23,000 hectares | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 24,000 hectares | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 25,000 hectares | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 26,000 hectares | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 29,000 hectares | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 32,000 hectares | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 36,000 hectares | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 36,272 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 34,627 hectares | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 35,105 hectares | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 34,956 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 35,552 hectares | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 35,792 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 36,430 hectares | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 39,291 hectares | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 40,560 hectares | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 41,814 hectares | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 42,069 hectares | +0.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 42,069 hectares is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41,858 hectares, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Benin's 42,069 hectares is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18,156 hectares, 2.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30,000 hectares | 30,000 hectares | 30,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 30,000 hectares | 30,000 hectares | 30,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,400 hectares | 18,000 hectares | 30,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,300 hectares | 15,000 hectares | 20,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,400 hectares | 18,000 hectares | 25,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,530 hectares | 26,000 hectares | 36,272 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,033 hectares | 36,430 hectares | 42,069 hectares | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use for palm oil production in Benin?
- Land use for palm oil production in Benin was 42,069 hectares in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use for palm oil production recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 42,069 hectares in 2024.
- What is the lowest land use for palm oil production recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,000 hectares in 1991.
- How does Benin rank for land use for palm oil production?
- Benin ranks 24th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use for palm oil production rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use for palm oil production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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