What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Benin and Burkina Faso?

0.034 hectares per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Burkina Faso: Cropland per person over the long-term

Benin

0.3448 hectares per person

in 2025

Burkina Faso

0.3788 hectares per person

in 2025

Benin rank

36th

Burkina Faso rank

33rd

Cropland per person over the long-term over time

Benin
Burkina Faso

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 0.3788 hectares per person against 0.3448 hectares per person in Benin, a difference of 0.034 hectares per person.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

Across all 108 years both countries report, Burkina Faso has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 36th and Burkina Faso ranks 33rd of 202 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Burkina Faso	Difference	Ahead
1000s	0.4099 hectares per person	0.6161 hectares per person	0.2062 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
1100s	0.4089 hectares per person	0.617 hectares per person	0.208 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
1200s	0.4079 hectares per person	0.6178 hectares per person	0.2099 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
1300s	0.4069 hectares per person	0.6187 hectares per person	0.2118 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
1400s	0.4058 hectares per person	0.6195 hectares per person	0.2137 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
1500s	0.4048 hectares per person	0.6204 hectares per person	0.2156 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
1600s	0.4038 hectares per person	0.6213 hectares per person	0.2175 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
1700s	0.4027 hectares per person	0.6221 hectares per person	0.2194 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
1710s	0.4026 hectares per person	0.6222 hectares per person	0.2196 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
1720s	0.4025 hectares per person	0.6223 hectares per person	0.2198 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
1730s	0.4024 hectares per person	0.6224 hectares per person	0.22 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
1740s	0.4023 hectares per person	0.6224 hectares per person	0.2202 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
1750s	0.4022 hectares per person	0.6225 hectares per person	0.2204 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
1760s	0.4021 hectares per person	0.6226 hectares per person	0.2205 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
1770s	0.402 hectares per person	0.6227 hectares per person	0.2207 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
1780s	0.4019 hectares per person	0.6228 hectares per person	0.2209 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
1790s	0.4018 hectares per person	0.6229 hectares per person	0.2211 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
1800s	0.4017 hectares per person	0.623 hectares per person	0.2213 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
1810s	0.4016 hectares per person	0.623 hectares per person	0.2215 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
1820s	0.4014 hectares per person	0.6231 hectares per person	0.2217 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
1830s	0.4013 hectares per person	0.6232 hectares per person	0.2219 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
1840s	0.4012 hectares per person	0.6233 hectares per person	0.2221 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
1850s	0.4011 hectares per person	0.6234 hectares per person	0.2223 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
1860s	0.401 hectares per person	0.6235 hectares per person	0.2224 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
1870s	0.4009 hectares per person	0.6236 hectares per person	0.2226 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
1880s	0.4008 hectares per person	0.6236 hectares per person	0.2228 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
1890s	0.4007 hectares per person	0.6237 hectares per person	0.223 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
1900s	0.4006 hectares per person	0.6238 hectares per person	0.2232 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
1910s	0.4005 hectares per person	0.6239 hectares per person	0.2234 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
1920s	0.4004 hectares per person	0.624 hectares per person	0.2236 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
1930s	0.4003 hectares per person	0.6241 hectares per person	0.2238 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
1940s	0.4002 hectares per person	0.6241 hectares per person	0.224 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
1950s	0.4 hectares per person	0.6243 hectares per person	0.2242 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
1960s	0.4056 hectares per person	0.5865 hectares per person	0.1809 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
1970s	0.4352 hectares per person	0.4962 hectares per person	0.0611 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
1980s	0.3916 hectares per person	0.4333 hectares per person	0.0417 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
1990s	0.3441 hectares per person	0.4521 hectares per person	0.108 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
2000s	0.3663 hectares per person	0.4381 hectares per person	0.0718 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
2010s	0.3362 hectares per person	0.4117 hectares per person	0.0755 hectares per person	Burkina Faso
2020s	0.3463 hectares per person	0.3876 hectares per person	0.0412 hectares per person	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland per person over the long-term, Benin or Burkina Faso?: Burkina Faso, at 0.3788 hectares per person against 0.3448 hectares per person in Benin as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland per person over the long-term between Benin and Burkina Faso?: 0.034 hectares per person, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Burkina Faso?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Benin and Burkina Faso rank globally for cropland per person over the long-term?: Benin ranks 36th and Burkina Faso ranks 33rd of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland per person over the long-term
Unit: hectares per person
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.