Benin vs Nicaragua: Agricultural area over the long-term

Benin
4.99 million hectares
in 2025
Nicaragua
5.10 million hectares
in 2025
Benin rank
88th
Nicaragua rank
85th

Agricultural area over the long-term over time

  • Benin
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 5.10 million hectares against 4.99 million hectares in Benin, a difference of 106,710 hectares.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 88th and Nicaragua ranks 85th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 30 and Nicaragua in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1000s 1.37 million hectares 204,081 hectares 1.16 million hectares Benin
1100s 1.53 million hectares 217,266 hectares 1.32 million hectares Benin
1200s 1.72 million hectares 230,857 hectares 1.49 million hectares Benin
1300s 1.92 million hectares 244,744 hectares 1.68 million hectares Benin
1400s 2.11 million hectares 258,770 hectares 1.85 million hectares Benin
1500s 2.28 million hectares 272,714 hectares 2.00 million hectares Benin
1600s 2.27 million hectares 281,248 hectares 1.99 million hectares Benin
1700s 2.28 million hectares 162,069 hectares 2.11 million hectares Benin
1710s 2.22 million hectares 175,928 hectares 2.05 million hectares Benin
1720s 2.17 million hectares 190,937 hectares 1.98 million hectares Benin
1730s 2.12 million hectares 207,189 hectares 1.91 million hectares Benin
1740s 2.06 million hectares 224,784 hectares 1.84 million hectares Benin
1750s 2.01 million hectares 243,832 hectares 1.77 million hectares Benin
1760s 1.96 million hectares 264,450 hectares 1.70 million hectares Benin
1770s 1.91 million hectares 286,764 hectares 1.63 million hectares Benin
1780s 1.87 million hectares 310,910 hectares 1.56 million hectares Benin
1790s 1.82 million hectares 337,037 hectares 1.48 million hectares Benin
1800s 1.77 million hectares 365,303 hectares 1.41 million hectares Benin
1810s 1.73 million hectares 398,863 hectares 1.33 million hectares Benin
1820s 1.61 million hectares 435,346 hectares 1.18 million hectares Benin
1830s 1.50 million hectares 525,341 hectares 975,079 hectares Benin
1840s 1.40 million hectares 623,923 hectares 773,307 hectares Benin
1850s 1.30 million hectares 740,759 hectares 560,021 hectares Benin
1860s 1.21 million hectares 749,807 hectares 460,803 hectares Benin
1870s 1.23 million hectares 754,583 hectares 471,337 hectares Benin
1880s 1.24 million hectares 815,897 hectares 425,053 hectares Benin
1890s 1.26 million hectares 881,893 hectares 373,747 hectares Benin
1900s 1.27 million hectares 950,066 hectares 319,844 hectares Benin
1910s 1.28 million hectares 1.02 million hectares 263,950 hectares Benin
1920s 1.30 million hectares 1.09 million hectares 206,950 hectares Benin
1930s 1.31 million hectares 1.42 million hectares 109,910 hectares Nicaragua
1940s 1.32 million hectares 1.75 million hectares 432,660 hectares Nicaragua
1950s 1.35 million hectares 2.78 million hectares 1.43 million hectares Nicaragua
1960s 1.51 million hectares 3.51 million hectares 2.00 million hectares Nicaragua
1970s 1.85 million hectares 3.65 million hectares 1.80 million hectares Nicaragua
1980s 2.12 million hectares 3.86 million hectares 1.74 million hectares Nicaragua
1990s 2.58 million hectares 4.46 million hectares 1.88 million hectares Nicaragua
2000s 3.43 million hectares 5.18 million hectares 1.75 million hectares Nicaragua
2010s 4.00 million hectares 5.07 million hectares 1.07 million hectares Nicaragua
2020s 4.78 million hectares 5.09 million hectares 318,137 hectares Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Benin or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 5.10 million hectares against 4.99 million hectares in Benin as of 2025.
What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Benin and Nicaragua?
106,710 hectares, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Nicaragua?
108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Benin and Nicaragua rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?
Benin ranks 88th and Nicaragua ranks 85th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural area over the long-term
Unit
hectares
Source
HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
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Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.