Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Benin

Agricultural land in Benin in 2023 — 47,168 km². Ranked 90 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 233.4%.

2023 47,168 km² −2.86% vs 2022
World rank 90of 209
Period maximum 48,557 km²2022
Period minimum 14,146 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Benin, 1961–2023020,00040,00060,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 14,146 km²1963: 14,557 km²1965: 14,958 km²1967: 15,696 km²1969: 16,850 km²1971: 17,556 km²1973: 18,057 km²1975: 18,728 km²1977: 19,326 km²1979: 19,733 km²1981: 20,348 km²1983: 20,738 km²1985: 21,259 km²1987: 21,960 km²1989: 22,056 km²1991: 22,683 km²1993: 23,258 km²1995: 25,146 km²1997: 28,899 km²1999: 31,060 km²2001: 32,595 km²2003: 34,710 km²2005: 34,736 km²2007: 33,791 km²2009: 37,403 km²2011: 36,194 km²2013: 39,805 km²2015: 40,732 km²2017: 40,934 km²2019: 46,312 km²2021: 46,234 km²2023: 47,168 km²
Change over the period: +33,022 (+233.44%) Average annual rate: 1.96 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Benin

Benin 47,168 km²
World 47.92M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 10.68M km²
Western Africa computed 2.97M km²
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.72M km²
Agricultural land — Benin, by year Benin All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 47,168 −1,390 −2.86%
2022 48,557 +2,323 +5.02%
2021 46,234 +1,904 +4.29%
2020 44,330 −1,982 −4.28%
2019 46,312 +1,704 +3.82%
2018 44,608 +3,674 +8.98%
2017 40,934 +2,166 +5.59%
2016 38,767 −1,965 −4.82%
2015 40,732 +753 +1.88%
2014 39,979 +174 +0.44%
2013 39,805 +2,153 +5.72%
2012 37,652 +1,458 +4.03%
2011 36,194 +1,322 +3.79%
2010 34,871 −2,532 −6.77%
2009 37,403 +1,564 +4.36%
2008 35,839 +2,048 +6.06%
2007 33,791 +398 +1.19%
2006 33,393 −1,342 −3.86%
2005 34,736 +143 +0.41%
2004 34,592 −118 −0.34%
2003 34,710 +1,037 +3.08%
2002 33,673 +1,078 +3.31%
2001 32,595 +677 +2.12%
2000 31,919 +859 +2.76%
1999 31,060 +652 +2.14%
1998 30,408 +1,510 +5.22%
1997 28,899 +1,850 +6.84%
1996 27,048 +1,902 +7.56%
1995 25,146 +1,276 +5.34%
1994 23,871 +612 +2.63%
1993 23,258 +357 +1.56%
1992 22,902 +219 +0.96%
1991 22,683 +70 +0.31%
1990 22,613 +557 +2.53%
1989 22,056 −6 −0.03%
1988 22,062 +102 +0.46%
1987 21,960 +100 +0.46%
1986 21,860 +601 +2.83%
1985 21,259 +331 +1.58%
1984 20,928 +190 +0.92%
1983 20,738 −15 −0.07%
1982 20,753 +405 +1.99%
1981 20,348 +305 +1.52%
1980 20,043 +310 +1.57%
1979 19,733 +196 +1%
1978 19,537 +212 +1.09%
1977 19,326 +332 +1.75%
1976 18,993 +265 +1.41%
1975 18,728 +401 +2.19%
1974 18,327 +270 +1.5%
1973 18,057 +190 +1.06%
1972 17,867 +311 +1.77%
1971 17,556 +490 +2.87%
1970 17,067 +216 +1.28%
1969 16,850 +847 +5.29%
1968 16,004 +308 +1.96%
1967 15,696 +438 +2.87%
1966 15,258 +300 +2.01%
1965 14,958 +220 +1.49%
1964 14,738 +181 +1.24%
1963 14,557 +206 +1.43%
1962 14,352 +206 +1.46%
1961 14,146

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.