Benin vs World: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Benin
18.41 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
World
1.63 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
3rd
World rank
1st
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- World
How they compare
Benin currently reports 18.41 ha per square kilometre against 1.63 ha per square kilometre in World, a difference of 16.78 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Benin's figure about 11.3 times World's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 150 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.49 ha per square kilometre | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | 2.45 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 1970s | 3.1 ha per square kilometre | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | 1.94 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 1980s | 3.93 ha per square kilometre | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | 2.7 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 1990s | 4.59 ha per square kilometre | 1.12 ha per square kilometre | 3.47 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2000s | 6.41 ha per square kilometre | 1.16 ha per square kilometre | 5.24 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2010s | 9.21 ha per square kilometre | 1.44 ha per square kilometre | 7.77 ha per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2020s | 13.49 ha per square kilometre | 1.58 ha per square kilometre | 11.9 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 World?
- Benin, at 18.41 ha per square kilometre against 1.63 ha per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre between Benin and World?
- 16.78 ha per square kilometre, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and World?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Benin and World rank globally for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st 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.