Benin vs Rwanda: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Benin
18.41 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
12.92 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
3rd
Rwanda rank
5th
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Rwanda
How they compare
Benin currently reports 18.41 ha per square kilometre against 12.92 ha per square kilometre in Rwanda, a difference of 5.49 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.4 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 3rd and Rwanda ranks 5th of 150 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 6 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.49 ha per square kilometre | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | 1.99 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 1970s | 3.1 ha per square kilometre | 2.51 ha per square kilometre | 0.5877 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 1980s | 3.93 ha per square kilometre | 3.11 ha per square kilometre | 0.8184 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 1990s | 4.59 ha per square kilometre | 2.79 ha per square kilometre | 1.8 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2000s | 6.41 ha per square kilometre | 4.75 ha per square kilometre | 1.65 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2010s | 9.21 ha per square kilometre | 10.33 ha per square kilometre | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 13.49 ha per square kilometre | 12.47 ha per square kilometre | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre, Benin or Rwanda?
- Benin, at 18.41 ha per square kilometre against 12.92 ha per square kilometre in Rwanda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre between Benin and Rwanda?
- 5.49 ha per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Rwanda?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Rwanda rank globally for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 3rd and Rwanda ranks 5th of 150 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.