Benin vs Spain: Cropland per person over the long term

Benin
0.3448
in 2025
Spain
0.3363
in 2025
Benin rank
35th
Spain rank
36th

Cropland per person over the long term over time

  • Benin
  • Spain
0.40.60.811.2100015122025

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.3448 against 0.3363 in Spain, a difference of 0.0085.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Spain ahead.

Benin ranks 35th and Spain ranks 36th of 199 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 39.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Spain Difference Ahead
1000s 0.4099 1 0.592 Spain
1100s 0.4089 1.09 0.6813 Spain
1200s 0.4079 1.22 0.8097 Spain
1300s 0.4069 0.6551 0.2483 Spain
1400s 0.4058 1.06 0.6497 Spain
1500s 0.4048 1.17 0.7621 Spain
1600s 0.4038 0.8381 0.4344 Spain
1700s 0.4027 1 0.599 Spain
1710s 0.4026 0.9119 0.5093 Spain
1720s 0.4025 0.9115 0.509 Spain
1730s 0.4024 0.9111 0.5088 Spain
1740s 0.4023 0.9107 0.5084 Spain
1750s 0.4022 0.9103 0.5081 Spain
1760s 0.4021 0.9098 0.5078 Spain
1770s 0.402 0.9094 0.5074 Spain
1780s 0.4019 0.9089 0.507 Spain
1790s 0.4018 0.9084 0.5066 Spain
1800s 0.4017 0.9079 0.5062 Spain
1810s 0.4016 0.9073 0.5058 Spain
1820s 0.4014 0.9428 0.5414 Spain
1830s 0.4013 0.8802 0.4789 Spain
1840s 0.4012 0.9541 0.5528 Spain
1850s 0.4011 0.9524 0.5513 Spain
1860s 0.401 0.8962 0.4952 Spain
1870s 0.4009 0.8801 0.4791 Spain
1880s 0.4008 0.8583 0.4575 Spain
1890s 0.4007 0.8347 0.434 Spain
1900s 0.4006 0.8676 0.467 Spain
1910s 0.4005 0.8466 0.4461 Spain
1920s 0.4004 0.8503 0.4499 Spain
1930s 0.4003 0.8261 0.4258 Spain
1940s 0.4002 0.8044 0.4042 Spain
1950s 0.4 0.717 0.317 Spain
1960s 0.4056 0.6438 0.2381 Spain
1970s 0.4352 0.5853 0.1501 Spain
1980s 0.3916 0.5343 0.1427 Spain
1990s 0.3441 0.49 0.1459 Spain
2000s 0.3663 0.4137 0.0473 Spain
2010s 0.3362 0.3614 0.0251 Spain
2020s 0.3463 0.3393 0.0071 Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland per person over the long term, Benin or Spain?
Benin, at 0.3448 against 0.3363 in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland per person over the long term between Benin and Spain?
0.0085, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Spain?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Benin and Spain rank globally for cropland per person over the long term?
Benin ranks 35th and Spain ranks 36th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed