Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Benin
Benin: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 11.31 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Benin is 11.31 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Benin peaked at 31.25 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 11.27 %, in 2022.
That places Benin 180th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.21 % | 26.23 % | 31.25 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.92 % | 22.4 % | 25.9 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.08 % | 21.17 % | 22.87 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.63 % | 17.71 % | 24.32 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.08 % | 14.7 % | 17.23 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.79 % | 11.66 % | 15.77 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6 % | 11.27 % | 12.26 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 177 Grenada 12.5 % compare
- 178 Philippines 11.77 % compare
- 179 Tonga 11.46 % compare
- 181 Trinidad and Tobago 10.42 % compare
- 182 Comoros, Union of the 10.17 % compare
- 183 Solomon Islands 9.98 % compare
More environment data for Benin
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 1,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 1,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 43 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 28 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 1,083 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 239 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 2,026 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Benin?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Benin was 11.31 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 31.25 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.27 % in 2022.
- How does Benin rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Benin ranks 180th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.