Benin vs Portugal: Agricultural land use per person
Benin
0.3875 hectares per person
in 2025
Portugal
0.3914 hectares per person
in 2025
Benin rank
97th
Portugal rank
96th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Benin
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.3914 hectares per person against 0.3875 hectares per person in Benin, a difference of 0.0039 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Portugal ahead.
Benin ranks 97th and Portugal ranks 96th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 19 and Portugal in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.851 hectares per person | 0.9336 hectares per person | 0.0826 hectares per person | Portugal |
| 1100s | 0.8352 hectares per person | 0.9105 hectares per person | 0.0753 hectares per person | Portugal |
| 1200s | 0.8184 hectares per person | 0.8857 hectares per person | 0.0673 hectares per person | Portugal |
| 1300s | 0.8002 hectares per person | 0.8588 hectares per person | 0.0586 hectares per person | Portugal |
| 1400s | 0.7803 hectares per person | 0.8292 hectares per person | 0.0489 hectares per person | Portugal |
| 1500s | 0.7584 hectares per person | 0.8141 hectares per person | 0.0557 hectares per person | Portugal |
| 1600s | 0.7337 hectares per person | 0.7743 hectares per person | 0.0406 hectares per person | Portugal |
| 1700s | 0.7049 hectares per person | 0.7376 hectares per person | 0.0327 hectares per person | Portugal |
| 1710s | 0.7018 hectares per person | 0.7356 hectares per person | 0.0338 hectares per person | Portugal |
| 1720s | 0.6986 hectares per person | 0.7269 hectares per person | 0.0283 hectares per person | Portugal |
| 1730s | 0.6953 hectares per person | 0.7218 hectares per person | 0.0265 hectares per person | Portugal |
| 1740s | 0.6919 hectares per person | 0.7166 hectares per person | 0.0247 hectares per person | Portugal |
| 1750s | 0.6884 hectares per person | 0.7112 hectares per person | 0.0228 hectares per person | Portugal |
| 1760s | 0.6849 hectares per person | 0.7061 hectares per person | 0.0212 hectares per person | Portugal |
| 1770s | 0.6813 hectares per person | 0.7008 hectares per person | 0.0194 hectares per person | Portugal |
| 1780s | 0.6776 hectares per person | 0.6952 hectares per person | 0.0176 hectares per person | Portugal |
| 1790s | 0.6738 hectares per person | 0.6894 hectares per person | 0.0156 hectares per person | Portugal |
| 1800s | 0.6699 hectares per person | 0.6834 hectares per person | 0.0135 hectares per person | Portugal |
| 1810s | 0.6659 hectares per person | 0.6766 hectares per person | 0.0107 hectares per person | Portugal |
| 1820s | 0.6618 hectares per person | 0.6696 hectares per person | 0.0078 hectares per person | Portugal |
| 1830s | 0.6575 hectares per person | 0.661 hectares per person | 0.0035 hectares per person | Portugal |
| 1840s | 0.6531 hectares per person | 0.6528 hectares per person | 0.0003 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1850s | 0.6486 hectares per person | 0.6442 hectares per person | 0.0044 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1860s | 0.6438 hectares per person | 0.641 hectares per person | 0.0029 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1870s | 0.6389 hectares per person | 0.6311 hectares per person | 0.0078 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1880s | 0.6338 hectares per person | 0.6186 hectares per person | 0.0152 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1890s | 0.6285 hectares per person | 0.6034 hectares per person | 0.0251 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1900s | 0.6229 hectares per person | 0.5883 hectares per person | 0.0346 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1910s | 0.6171 hectares per person | 0.5765 hectares per person | 0.0406 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1920s | 0.6109 hectares per person | 0.5616 hectares per person | 0.0493 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1930s | 0.6044 hectares per person | 0.5573 hectares per person | 0.0471 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1940s | 0.5974 hectares per person | 0.5405 hectares per person | 0.0569 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1950s | 0.5863 hectares per person | 0.4928 hectares per person | 0.0934 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1960s | 0.5746 hectares per person | 0.4645 hectares per person | 0.1101 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1970s | 0.5721 hectares per person | 0.4523 hectares per person | 0.1198 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.5024 hectares per person | 0.4201 hectares per person | 0.0824 hectares per person | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.4387 hectares per person | 0.3964 hectares per person | 0.0424 hectares per person | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.4366 hectares per person | 0.3764 hectares per person | 0.0602 hectares per person | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.3902 hectares per person | 0.3579 hectares per person | 0.0323 hectares per person | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.3915 hectares per person | 0.384 hectares per person | 0.0075 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 Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.3914 hectares per person against 0.3875 hectares per person in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Benin and Portugal?
- 0.0039 hectares per person, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Portugal?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Portugal rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Benin ranks 97th and Portugal ranks 96th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) β 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.