Beans, dry — Area harvested in Benin
Benin: Beans, dry — Area harvested was 91,138 ha in 1990. ▬ Flat
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Benin, 1961–1990
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beans, dry — area harvested in Benin is 91,138 ha, measured in 1990.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested in Benin peaked at 125,920 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 51,400 ha, in 1974.
Benin ranks 43rd of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 83,821 ha | 62,800 ha | 125,920 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 67,894 ha | 51,400 ha | 85,750 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 78,123 ha | 62,000 ha | 90,877 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 91,138 ha | 91,138 ha | 91,138 ha | 1 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 40 Belarus 94,040 ha
- 41 Türkiye 91,841 ha compare
- 42 Somalia 91,330 ha compare
- 44 Bangladesh 88,859 ha compare
- 45 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 84,329 ha compare
- 46 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 81,754 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Benin
- Agriculture share gdp 22.92 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 22.92 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 52.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
- Rural population 46.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 6.91 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 22.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 20,973 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beans, dry — area harvested in Benin?
- Beans, dry — area harvested in Benin was 91,138 ha in 1990, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 125,920 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,400 ha in 1974.
- How does Benin rank for beans, dry — area harvested?
- Benin ranks 43rd out of 141 countries with data for 1990.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Beans, dry — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.