Agricultural irrigated land in Benin
Benin: Agricultural irrigated land was 1.1% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Agricultural irrigated land in Benin, 2002–2019
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of total agricultural land.
Analysis
Benin recorded 1.1% for agricultural irrigated land in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 172.4% on the previous year and up 143.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural irrigated land in Benin peaked at 1.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2002.
That places Benin 64th out of 84 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Agricultural irrigated land in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural land | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.3% | — |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +70.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +172.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.4%, 10% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6%, 1.9× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More agriculture & rural data for Benin
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2292 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 380.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4664 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 22.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 22.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 52.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural irrigated land in Benin?
- Agricultural irrigated land in Benin was 1.1% in 2019, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest agricultural irrigated land recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2002.
- How does Benin rank for agricultural irrigated land?
- Benin ranks 64th out of 84 countries with data for 2019.
- Is agricultural irrigated land rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Agricultural irrigated land (% of total agricultural land). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Agricultural irrigated land refers to agricultural areas purposely provided with water, including land irrigated by controlled flooding.