Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 21.55 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Benin is 21.55 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.0% on the previous year and up 100.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 21.55 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.4 ha per square kilometre, in 1976.
That places Benin 14th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.72 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 5.19 ha per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1963 | 4.91 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1964 | 4.93 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 4.61 ha per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 4.38 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 4.82 ha per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1968 | 4.51 ha per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1969 | 4.37 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 4.38 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 3.96 ha per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1972 | 4.34 ha per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1973 | 4.44 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 4.2 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 3.58 ha per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1976 | 3.4 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 3.84 ha per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1978 | 5 ha per square kilometre | +30.4% |
| 1979 | 4.79 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 4.27 ha per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1981 | 4.91 ha per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1982 | 4.81 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 5.19 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 5.36 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 5.55 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 5.27 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 4.9 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1988 | 5.92 ha per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1989 | 5.87 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 5.71 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 5.9 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 5.92 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 6.03 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 5.98 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 5.99 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 6.28 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 6.96 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 7.28 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 7.43 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 7.99 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 7.82 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 8.51 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 8.05 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 8.58 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 8.99 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 8.16 ha per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 7.99 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 9.7 ha per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2009 | 9.4 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 9.85 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 9.02 ha per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 10.18 ha per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 10.74 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 10.41 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 10.9 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 11.05 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 11.97 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 14.41 ha per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2019 | 15.6 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 13.64 ha per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 14.54 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 14.96 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 21.55 ha per square kilometre | +44.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.72 ha per square kilometre | 4.37 ha per square kilometre | 5.19 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.19 ha per square kilometre | 3.4 ha per square kilometre | 5 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.2 ha per square kilometre | 4.27 ha per square kilometre | 5.92 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.35 ha per square kilometre | 5.71 ha per square kilometre | 7.43 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.52 ha per square kilometre | 7.82 ha per square kilometre | 9.7 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.41 ha per square kilometre | 9.02 ha per square kilometre | 15.6 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.17 ha per square kilometre | 13.64 ha per square kilometre | 21.55 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Benin?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Benin was 21.55 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 21.55 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4 ha per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does Benin rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 14th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.6%. 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 Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Area harvested 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.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Cereals, primary — Area harvested 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.