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

Latest (2024)
11.31 %
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
180th
of 202 countries
All-time high
31.25 %
in 1961
All-time low
11.27 %
in 2022
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Benin, 1961–2024

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 177 Grenada 12.5 % compare
  2. 178 Philippines 11.77 % compare
  3. 179 Tonga 11.46 % compare
  4. 181 Trinidad and Tobago 10.42 % compare
  5. 182 Comoros, Union of the 10.17 % compare
  6. 183 Solomon Islands 9.98 % compare

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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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Indicator
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
256 places, 14,952 data points, 1961–2024
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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.