Other land — Area in Benin
Benin: Other land — Area was 3,241 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other land — Area in Benin, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other land — area in Benin is 3,241 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Benin peaked at 3,930 1000 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2,035 1000 ha, in 1990.
Benin ranks 97th of 259 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Other land — Area in Benin, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,035 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 2,158 1000 ha | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 2,267 1000 ha | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 2,362 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 2,431 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 2,434 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 2,375 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 2,320 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 2,300 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 2,365 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 2,410 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 2,483 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 2,516 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 2,554 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 2,707 1000 ha | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 2,833 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 3,108 1000 ha | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 3,210 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 3,146 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 3,130 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 3,525 1000 ha | +12.6% |
| 2011 | 3,544 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 3,549 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 3,486 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 3,620 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 3,696 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 3,930 1000 ha | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 3,717 1000 ha | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 3,335 1000 ha | -10.3% |
| 2019 | 3,203 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 3,470 1000 ha | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 3,309 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 3,150 1000 ha | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 3,248 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 3,241 1000 ha | -0.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 3,241 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,185 1000 ha, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Benin's 3,241 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,174 1000 ha, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,305 1000 ha | 2,035 1000 ha | 2,434 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,810 1000 ha | 2,410 1000 ha | 3,210 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,560 1000 ha | 3,203 1000 ha | 3,930 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,283 1000 ha | 3,150 1000 ha | 3,470 1000 ha | 5 |
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 other land — area in Benin?
- Other land — area in Benin was 3,241 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 3,930 1000 ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,035 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for other land — area?
- Benin ranks 97th out of 259 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. 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, published as part of Other land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.