Benin vs Tonga: Cropland per person over the long term
Benin
0.3448
in 2025
Tonga
0.3294
in 2025
Benin rank
35th
Tonga rank
37th
Cropland per person over the long term over time
- Benin
- Tonga
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.3448 against 0.3294 in Tonga, a difference of 0.0154.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Tonga ahead.
Benin ranks 35th and Tonga ranks 37th of 199 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Tonga in 35.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.4099 | 1.06 | 0.6544 | Tonga |
| 1100s | 0.4089 | 1.03 | 0.6213 | Tonga |
| 1200s | 0.4079 | 0.9936 | 0.5857 | Tonga |
| 1300s | 0.4069 | 0.9541 | 0.5473 | Tonga |
| 1400s | 0.4058 | 0.9111 | 0.5053 | Tonga |
| 1500s | 0.4048 | 0.8636 | 0.4588 | Tonga |
| 1600s | 0.4038 | 0.8101 | 0.4064 | Tonga |
| 1700s | 0.4027 | 0.7485 | 0.3458 | Tonga |
| 1710s | 0.4026 | 0.7418 | 0.3392 | Tonga |
| 1720s | 0.4025 | 0.7349 | 0.3324 | Tonga |
| 1730s | 0.4024 | 0.7279 | 0.3255 | Tonga |
| 1740s | 0.4023 | 0.7208 | 0.3185 | Tonga |
| 1750s | 0.4022 | 0.7135 | 0.3113 | Tonga |
| 1760s | 0.4021 | 0.7061 | 0.304 | Tonga |
| 1770s | 0.402 | 0.6985 | 0.2965 | Tonga |
| 1780s | 0.4019 | 0.6907 | 0.2889 | Tonga |
| 1790s | 0.4018 | 0.6828 | 0.281 | Tonga |
| 1800s | 0.4017 | 0.6747 | 0.273 | Tonga |
| 1810s | 0.4016 | 0.6664 | 0.2648 | Tonga |
| 1820s | 0.4014 | 0.6578 | 0.2564 | Tonga |
| 1830s | 0.4013 | 0.6491 | 0.2477 | Tonga |
| 1840s | 0.4012 | 0.64 | 0.2388 | Tonga |
| 1850s | 0.4011 | 0.6308 | 0.2296 | Tonga |
| 1860s | 0.401 | 0.6212 | 0.2202 | Tonga |
| 1870s | 0.4009 | 0.6114 | 0.2104 | Tonga |
| 1880s | 0.4008 | 0.6012 | 0.2004 | Tonga |
| 1890s | 0.4007 | 0.5906 | 0.1899 | Tonga |
| 1900s | 0.4006 | 0.5797 | 0.1791 | Tonga |
| 1910s | 0.4005 | 0.5683 | 0.1678 | Tonga |
| 1920s | 0.4004 | 0.5565 | 0.1561 | Tonga |
| 1930s | 0.4003 | 0.5442 | 0.1439 | Tonga |
| 1940s | 0.4002 | 0.5312 | 0.131 | Tonga |
| 1950s | 0.4 | 0.511 | 0.111 | Tonga |
| 1960s | 0.4056 | 0.4599 | 0.0543 | Tonga |
| 1970s | 0.4352 | 0.4011 | 0.034 | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.3916 | 0.3708 | 0.0208 | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.3441 | 0.3449 | 0.0008 | Tonga |
| 2000s | 0.3663 | 0.3113 | 0.0551 | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.3362 | 0.331 | 0.0052 | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.3463 | 0.3312 | 0.0151 | 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 Tonga?
- Benin, at 0.3448 against 0.3294 in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in cropland per person over the long term between Benin and Tonga?
- 0.0154, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Tonga?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Tonga rank globally for cropland per person over the long term?
- Benin ranks 35th and Tonga ranks 37th 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.