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 36th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Benin, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 125,920 ha | — |
| 1962 | 95,902 ha | -23.8% |
| 1963 | 97,700 ha | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 62,800 ha | -35.7% |
| 1965 | 63,677 ha | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 63,388 ha | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 84,200 ha | +32.8% |
| 1968 | 82,700 ha | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 78,100 ha | -5.6% |
| 1970 | 82,500 ha | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 76,140 ha | -7.7% |
| 1972 | 63,900 ha | -16.1% |
| 1973 | 61,500 ha | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 51,400 ha | -16.4% |
| 1975 | 54,500 ha | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 59,954 ha | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 63,370 ha | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 85,750 ha | +35.3% |
| 1979 | 79,922 ha | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 62,000 ha | -22.4% |
| 1981 | 68,461 ha | +10.4% |
| 1982 | 71,754 ha | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 73,769 ha | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 80,487 ha | +9.1% |
| 1985 | 77,419 ha | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 82,023 ha | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 87,405 ha | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 87,035 ha | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 90,877 ha | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 91,138 ha | +0.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 91,138 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58,254 ha, 1.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Benin's 91,138 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 91,234 ha, 100% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
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
- 33 El Salvador 101,544 ha compare
- 34 Belarus 94,040 ha
- 35 Somalia 91,330 ha compare
- 37 Bangladesh 88,859 ha compare
- 38 Colombia 75,404 ha compare
- 39 Madagascar 69,767 ha 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 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 36th out of 129 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.