Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Benin
Benin: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 550 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Benin stood at 550 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Benin peaked at 550 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 442 1000 ha, in 1961.
Benin ranks 129th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 442 1000 ha | 442 1000 ha | 442 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 442 1000 ha | 442 1000 ha | 442 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 468.4 1000 ha | 442 1000 ha | 500 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 550 1000 ha | 550 1000 ha | 550 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 550 1000 ha | 550 1000 ha | 550 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 550 1000 ha | 550 1000 ha | 550 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 550 1000 ha | 550 1000 ha | 550 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Benin
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.56 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 24.33 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 200 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 4.88 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 11.31 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 13.74 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 668.34 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 74.95 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,646 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.3 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area in Benin?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Benin was 550 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 550 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 442 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Benin ranks 129th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — 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.