Temporary crops — Area in Benin
Benin: Temporary crops — Area was 3,060 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary crops — Area in Benin, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Benin recorded 3,060 1000 ha for temporary crops — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Benin peaked at 3,060 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,938 1000 ha, in 2001.
That places Benin 67th out of 242 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary crops — Area in Benin, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,938 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 2,019 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 2,106 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 2,112 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 2,120 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 2,007 1000 ha | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 2,001 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 2,009 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 2,021 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 2,025 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 2,041 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 2,120 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 2,210 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 2,217 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 2,214 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 2,298 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 2,506 1000 ha | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 2,922 1000 ha | +16.6% |
| 2019 | 3,046 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 2,852 1000 ha | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 3,011 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 3,060 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 3,060 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3,060 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 3,060 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,271 1000 ha, 2.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Benin's 3,060 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,076 1000 ha, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,037 1000 ha | 1,938 1000 ha | 2,120 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,360 1000 ha | 2,025 1000 ha | 3,046 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,009 1000 ha | 2,852 1000 ha | 3,060 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 64 Uzbekistan 3,151 1000 ha compare
- 65 Afghanistan 3,120 1000 ha compare
- 66 Malawi 3,115 1000 ha compare
- 68 Japan 3,047 1000 ha compare
- 69 Zambia 2,959 1000 ha compare
- 70 Syrian Arab Republic 2,718 1000 ha compare
- 70 Syria 2,718 1000 ha 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)
- 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 temporary crops — area in Benin?
- Temporary crops — area in Benin was 3,060 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 3,060 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,938 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Benin rank for temporary crops — area?
- Benin ranks 67th out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. 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 Temporary crops — 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.