Benin vs China: Agricultural land use per person
Benin
0.3875 hectares per person
in 2025
China
0.3835 hectares per person
in 2025
Benin rank
97th
China rank
99th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Benin
- China
How they compare
Benin currently reports 0.3875 hectares per person against 0.3835 hectares per person in China, a difference of 0.004 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was China ahead.
Benin ranks 97th and China ranks 99th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 27 and China in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.851 hectares per person | 0.9211 hectares per person | 0.0701 hectares per person | China |
| 1100s | 0.8352 hectares per person | 0.904 hectares per person | 0.0687 hectares per person | China |
| 1200s | 0.8184 hectares per person | 0.8927 hectares per person | 0.0744 hectares per person | China |
| 1300s | 0.8002 hectares per person | 0.8872 hectares per person | 0.087 hectares per person | China |
| 1400s | 0.7803 hectares per person | 0.8806 hectares per person | 0.1003 hectares per person | China |
| 1500s | 0.7584 hectares per person | 0.8686 hectares per person | 0.1101 hectares per person | China |
| 1600s | 0.7337 hectares per person | 0.8554 hectares per person | 0.1217 hectares per person | China |
| 1700s | 0.7049 hectares per person | 0.8689 hectares per person | 0.164 hectares per person | China |
| 1710s | 0.7018 hectares per person | 0.8678 hectares per person | 0.166 hectares per person | China |
| 1720s | 0.6986 hectares per person | 0.8224 hectares per person | 0.1239 hectares per person | China |
| 1730s | 0.6953 hectares per person | 0.8037 hectares per person | 0.1084 hectares per person | China |
| 1740s | 0.6919 hectares per person | 0.7578 hectares per person | 0.0659 hectares per person | China |
| 1750s | 0.6884 hectares per person | 0.6838 hectares per person | 0.0047 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1760s | 0.6849 hectares per person | 0.656 hectares per person | 0.029 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1770s | 0.6813 hectares per person | 0.6281 hectares per person | 0.0532 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1780s | 0.6776 hectares per person | 0.5791 hectares per person | 0.0985 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1790s | 0.6738 hectares per person | 0.5683 hectares per person | 0.1056 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1800s | 0.6699 hectares per person | 0.5792 hectares per person | 0.0907 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1810s | 0.6659 hectares per person | 0.555 hectares per person | 0.1109 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1820s | 0.6618 hectares per person | 0.5578 hectares per person | 0.104 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1830s | 0.6575 hectares per person | 0.5421 hectares per person | 0.1154 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1840s | 0.6531 hectares per person | 0.5331 hectares per person | 0.12 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1850s | 0.6486 hectares per person | 0.5266 hectares per person | 0.1219 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1860s | 0.6438 hectares per person | 0.5301 hectares per person | 0.1137 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1870s | 0.6389 hectares per person | 0.5603 hectares per person | 0.0787 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1880s | 0.6338 hectares per person | 0.5588 hectares per person | 0.075 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1890s | 0.6285 hectares per person | 0.5579 hectares per person | 0.0706 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1900s | 0.6229 hectares per person | 0.5508 hectares per person | 0.0722 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1910s | 0.6171 hectares per person | 0.5504 hectares per person | 0.0667 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1920s | 0.6109 hectares per person | 0.5395 hectares per person | 0.0714 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1930s | 0.6044 hectares per person | 0.542 hectares per person | 0.0624 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1940s | 0.5974 hectares per person | 0.5478 hectares per person | 0.0496 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1950s | 0.5863 hectares per person | 0.5578 hectares per person | 0.0284 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1960s | 0.5746 hectares per person | 0.5183 hectares per person | 0.0563 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1970s | 0.5721 hectares per person | 0.4864 hectares per person | 0.0858 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.5024 hectares per person | 0.4719 hectares per person | 0.0305 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.4387 hectares per person | 0.4425 hectares per person | 0.0038 hectares per person | China |
| 2000s | 0.4366 hectares per person | 0.4075 hectares per person | 0.0292 hectares per person | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.3902 hectares per person | 0.3893 hectares per person | 0.0008 hectares per person | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.3915 hectares per person | 0.3835 hectares per person | 0.008 hectares per person | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Benin or China?
- Benin, at 0.3875 hectares per person against 0.3835 hectares per person in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Benin and China?
- 0.004 hectares per person, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and China?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Benin and China rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Benin ranks 97th and China ranks 99th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.