Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Benin
Benin: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 13.74 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Benin stood at 13.74 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Benin peaked at 20.21 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.02 %, in 1976.
That places Benin 85th out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.72 % | — |
| 1962 | 3.7 % | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 3.69 % | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 3.51 % | -4.9% |
| 1965 | 3.59 % | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 3.52 % | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 3.67 % | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 3.65 % | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 3.74 % | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 3.79 % | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 3.62 % | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 3.62 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3.53 % | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 3.31 % | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 3.25 % | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 3.02 % | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 3.13 % | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 3.16 % | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 3.11 % | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 3.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3.09 % | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 3.63 % | +17.5% |
| 1983 | 3.08 % | -15.2% |
| 1984 | 3.48 % | +13.0% |
| 1985 | 4.51 % | +29.6% |
| 1986 | 4.39 % | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 4.37 % | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 4.36 % | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 3.88 % | -11.0% |
| 1990 | 4.26 % | +9.8% |
| 1991 | 4.33 % | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 4.81 % | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 5.41 % | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 5.74 % | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 6.94 % | +20.9% |
| 1996 | 7.57 % | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 8.3 % | +9.6% |
| 1998 | 7.92 % | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 8.24 % | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 8.2 % | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 7.96 % | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 7.94 % | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 7.81 % | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 7.49 % | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 7.76 % | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 8.66 % | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 9.74 % | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 14.9 % | +53.0% |
| 2009 | 18.46 % | +23.9% |
| 2010 | 12.54 % | -32.1% |
| 2011 | 15.73 % | +25.4% |
| 2012 | 16.34 % | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 18.35 % | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 18.71 % | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 20.21 % | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 13.59 % | -32.8% |
| 2017 | 13.32 % | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 10.89 % | -18.2% |
| 2019 | 11.24 % | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 11.67 % | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 11.61 % | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 14.03 % | +20.8% |
| 2023 | 12.94 % | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 13.74 % | +6.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 13.74 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.07 %, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Benin's 13.74 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.71 %, 3.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 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 | +53.0% | 9.74 % | 14.9 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.64 % | 3.51 % | 3.74 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.35 % | 3.02 % | 3.79 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.79 % | 3.08 % | 4.51 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.35 % | 4.26 % | 8.3 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.89 % | 7.49 % | 18.46 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.09 % | 10.89 % | 20.21 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8 % | 11.61 % | 14.03 % | 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)
- 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 permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Benin?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Benin was 13.74 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 20.21 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.02 % in 1976.
- How does Benin rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Benin ranks 85th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.