Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Benin
Benin: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area was 0.0024 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Benin is 0.0024 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 14.0% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Benin peaked at 0.0033 ha per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 ha per person, in 1987.
That places Benin 4th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area in Benin, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0023 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0026 ha per person | +9.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0026 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0027 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0027 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0027 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0026 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0026 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0026 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0026 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0026 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0025 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0024 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0024 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0025 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0025 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0026 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0027 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0028 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0028 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0027 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0026 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0027 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0027 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0024 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0021 ha per person | -12.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0016 ha per person | -26.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0021 ha per person | +32.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0019 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0023 ha per person | +20.2% |
| 1991 | 0.002 ha per person | -13.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0018 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 0.002 ha per person | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0023 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0027 ha per person | +18.7% |
| 1996 | 0.003 ha per person | +12.6% |
| 1997 | 0.003 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0029 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0028 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0033 ha per person | +15.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0029 ha per person | -12.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0031 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0029 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0024 ha per person | -15.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0031 ha per person | +27.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0018 ha per person | -41.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 ha per person | +29.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0025 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.002 ha per person | -22.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0024 ha per person | +23.2% |
| 2011 | 0.002 ha per person | -18.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 ha per person | +19.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0026 ha per person | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0025 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0023 ha per person | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0024 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 ha per person | -21.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 ha per person | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0022 ha per person | +29.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0024 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0027 ha per person | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0028 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0024 ha per person | -14.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0024 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 ha per person, 11.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0024 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 9.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0033 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0026 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 5 |
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 chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Benin?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area in Benin was 0.0024 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0033 ha per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 ha per person in 1987.
- How does Benin rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area?
- Benin ranks 4th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) — area rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.