Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Agricultural land use, per square kilometre was 41.83 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
41.83 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
92nd
of 209 countries
All-time high
43.06 hectares per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
12.54 hectares per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
Benin recorded 41.83 hectares per square kilometre for agricultural land use, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 43.06 hectares per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.54 hectares per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Benin 92nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.54 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 12.73 hectares per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 12.91 hectares per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 13.07 hectares per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 13.27 hectares per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 13.53 hectares per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 13.92 hectares per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 14.19 hectares per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 14.94 hectares per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 15.14 hectares per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 15.57 hectares per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 15.85 hectares per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 16.01 hectares per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 16.25 hectares per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 16.61 hectares per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 16.84 hectares per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 17.14 hectares per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 17.33 hectares per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 17.5 hectares per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 17.77 hectares per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 18.05 hectares per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 18.4 hectares per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 18.39 hectares per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 18.56 hectares per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 18.85 hectares per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 19.39 hectares per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 19.47 hectares per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 19.57 hectares per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 19.56 hectares per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 20.05 hectares per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 20.12 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 20.31 hectares per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 20.63 hectares per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 21.17 hectares per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 22.3 hectares per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 23.99 hectares per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 25.63 hectares per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 26.97 hectares per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 27.55 hectares per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 28.31 hectares per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 28.91 hectares per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 29.86 hectares per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 30.78 hectares per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 30.68 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 30.8 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 29.61 hectares per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 29.97 hectares per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 31.78 hectares per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 33.17 hectares per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 30.93 hectares per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 32.1 hectares per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 33.39 hectares per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 35.3 hectares per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 35.45 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 36.12 hectares per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 34.38 hectares per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 36.3 hectares per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 39.56 hectares per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 41.07 hectares per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 39.31 hectares per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 41 hectares per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 43.06 hectares per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 41.83 hectares per square kilometre | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.46 hectares per square kilometre | 12.54 hectares per square kilometre | 14.94 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.42 hectares per square kilometre | 15.14 hectares per square kilometre | 17.5 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.8 hectares per square kilometre | 17.77 hectares per square kilometre | 19.57 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.87 hectares per square kilometre | 20.05 hectares per square kilometre | 27.55 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.39 hectares per square kilometre | 28.31 hectares per square kilometre | 33.17 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.46 hectares per square kilometre | 30.93 hectares per square kilometre | 41.07 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.3 hectares per square kilometre | 39.31 hectares per square kilometre | 43.06 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 89 Argentina 42.44 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 90 Nicaragua 42.31 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 91 Kiribati 41.98 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 93 Zimbabwe 41.79 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 94 Greece 41.68 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 95 Serbia 40.39 hectares per square kilometre compare
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 land use, per square kilometre in Benin?
- Agricultural land use, per square kilometre in Benin was 41.83 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land use, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 43.06 hectares per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.54 hectares per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for agricultural land use, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 92nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land use, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land use 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.
Agricultural land use ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land use Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land use 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.