Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Benin

Arable land in Benin in 2023 — 3,545,952 ha. Ranked 63 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 285.4%.

2023 3.55M ha +0% vs 2022
World rank 63of 206
Period maximum 3.55M ha2022
Period minimum 920,000 ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Benin, 1961–202301M2M3M4M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 920,000 ha1963: 960,000 ha1965: 1,000,000 ha1967: 1,070,000 ha1969: 1,180,000 ha1971: 1,250,000 ha1973: 1,300,000 ha1975: 1,370,000 ha1977: 1,430,000 ha1979: 1,470,000 ha1981: 1,530,000 ha1983: 1,560,000 ha1985: 1,580,000 ha1987: 1,600,000 ha1989: 1,620,000 ha1991: 1,620,000 ha1993: 1,650,000 ha1995: 1,790,000 ha1997: 2,100,000 ha1999: 2,300,000 ha2001: 2,450,000 ha2003: 2,650,000 ha2005: 2,654,000 ha2007: 2,500,000 ha2009: 2,500,000 ha2011: 2,500,000 ha2013: 2,700,000 ha2015: 2,700,000 ha2017: 2,993,577 ha2019: 3,537,982 ha2021: 3,486,915 ha2023: 3,545,952 ha
Change over the period: +2.63M (+285.43%) Average annual rate: 2.2 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Benin 3.55M ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 240M ha
Western Africa computed 99.78M ha
Arable land — Benin, by year Benin All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 3.55M +0 +0%
2022 3.55M +59,038 +1.69%
2021 3.49M +155,656 +4.67%
2020 3.33M −206,724 −5.84%
2019 3.54M +122,262 +3.58%
2018 3.42M +422,144 +14.1%
2017 2.99M +193,577 +6.91%
2016 2.8M +100,000 +3.7%
2015 2.7M +0 +0%
2014 2.7M +0 +0%
2013 2.7M +100,000 +3.85%
2012 2.6M +100,000 +4%
2011 2.5M +0 +0%
2010 2.5M +0 +0%
2009 2.5M +0 +0%
2008 2.5M +0 +0%
2007 2.5M +0 +0%
2006 2.5M −154,000 −5.8%
2005 2.65M +4,000 +0.15%
2004 2.65M +0 +0%
2003 2.65M +100,000 +3.92%
2002 2.55M +100,000 +4.08%
2001 2.45M +70,000 +2.94%
2000 2.38M +80,000 +3.48%
1999 2.3M +50,000 +2.22%
1998 2.25M +150,000 +7.14%
1997 2.1M +150,000 +7.69%
1996 1.95M +160,000 +8.94%
1995 1.79M +90,000 +5.29%
1994 1.7M +50,000 +3.03%
1993 1.65M +20,000 +1.23%
1992 1.63M +10,000 +0.62%
1991 1.62M +5,000 +0.31%
1990 1.62M −5,000 −0.31%
1989 1.62M +10,000 +0.62%
1988 1.61M +10,000 +0.63%
1987 1.6M +10,000 +0.63%
1986 1.59M +10,000 +0.63%
1985 1.58M +10,000 +0.64%
1984 1.57M +10,000 +0.64%
1983 1.56M +10,000 +0.65%
1982 1.55M +20,000 +1.31%
1981 1.53M +30,000 +2%
1980 1.5M +30,000 +2.04%
1979 1.47M +20,000 +1.38%
1978 1.45M +20,000 +1.4%
1977 1.43M +30,000 +2.14%
1976 1.4M +30,000 +2.19%
1975 1.37M +40,000 +3.01%
1974 1.33M +30,000 +2.31%
1973 1.3M +20,000 +1.56%
1972 1.28M +30,000 +2.4%
1971 1.25M +50,000 +4.17%
1970 1.2M +20,000 +1.69%
1969 1.18M +80,000 +7.27%
1968 1.1M +30,000 +2.8%
1967 1.07M +40,000 +3.88%
1966 1.03M +30,000 +3%
1965 1M +20,000 +2.04%
1964 980,000 +20,000 +2.08%
1963 960,000 +20,000 +2.13%
1962 940,000 +20,000 +2.17%
1961 920,000

About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

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