Benin vs Eritrea: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita

Benin
0.2998 hectares per person
in 2025
Eritrea
0.3071 hectares per person
in 2025
Benin rank
42nd
Eritrea rank
41st

Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita over time

  • Benin
  • Eritrea
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 0.3071 hectares per person against 0.2998 hectares per person in Benin, a difference of 0.0073 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Eritrea ahead.

Benin ranks 42nd and Eritrea ranks 41st of 189 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Eritrea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Eritrea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.388 hectares per person 0.4393 hectares per person 0.0513 hectares per person Eritrea
1970s 0.4127 hectares per person 0.4641 hectares per person 0.0515 hectares per person Eritrea
1980s 0.3694 hectares per person 0.3877 hectares per person 0.0183 hectares per person Eritrea
1990s 0.3293 hectares per person 0.3145 hectares per person 0.0148 hectares per person Benin
2000s 0.3471 hectares per person 0.2858 hectares per person 0.0613 hectares per person Benin
2010s 0.3071 hectares per person 0.3174 hectares per person 0.0102 hectares per person Eritrea
2020s 0.3032 hectares per person 0.3151 hectares per person 0.0119 hectares per person Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, per capita, Benin or Eritrea?
Eritrea, at 0.3071 hectares per person against 0.2998 hectares per person in Benin as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term, per capita between Benin and Eritrea?
0.0073 hectares per person, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Eritrea?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Benin and Eritrea rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?
Benin ranks 42nd and Eritrea ranks 41st of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 12,474 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.