Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 8.9%
World rank
45th
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1964
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1964.
Benin ranks 45th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0018 1000 ha per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0021 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0024 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0026 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | +62.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | -36.7% |
| 2011 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | -36.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | -8.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre, 4.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +62.2% | 0.0029 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0015 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.003 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 42 Honduras 0.0058 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 43 San Marino 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 44 Ecuador 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 46 Guinea 0.0053 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 47 American Samoa 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 48 India 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Benin?
- Permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Benin was 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Benin rank for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 45th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent crops — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent crops — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent crops — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Permanent crops — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.