What is cropland per person over the long term in Benin?

Cropland per person over the long term in Benin was 0.3448 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.

What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Benin?

The highest recorded value was 0.4418 in 1972.

What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Benin?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3142 in 2016.

How does Benin rank for cropland per person over the long term?

Benin ranks 35th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.

Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in Benin?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Benin data come from?

The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Cropland per person over the long term in Benin

Name: Cropland per person over the long term in Benin
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Benin: Cropland per person over the long term was 0.3448 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.3448

Change on year

down 0.4%

World rank

35th

of 199 countries

All-time high

0.4418

in 1972

All-time low

0.3142

in 2016

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Cropland per person over the long term in Benin, 1000–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cropland per person over the long term in Benin is 0.3448, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long term in Benin peaked at 0.4418 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.3142, in 2016.

Benin ranks 35th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	0.4099	0.4099	0.4099	1
1100s	0.4089	0.4089	0.4089	1
1200s	0.4079	0.4079	0.4079	1
1300s	0.4069	0.4069	0.4069	1
1400s	0.4058	0.4058	0.4058	1
1500s	0.4048	0.4048	0.4048	1
1600s	0.4038	0.4038	0.4038	1
1700s	0.4027	0.4027	0.4027	1
1710s	0.4026	0.4026	0.4026	1
1720s	0.4025	0.4025	0.4025	1
1730s	0.4024	0.4024	0.4024	1
1740s	0.4023	0.4023	0.4023	1
1750s	0.4022	0.4022	0.4022	1
1760s	0.4021	0.4021	0.4021	1
1770s	0.402	0.402	0.402	1
1780s	0.4019	0.4019	0.4019	1
1790s	0.4018	0.4018	0.4018	1
1800s	0.4017	0.4017	0.4017	1
1810s	0.4016	0.4016	0.4016	1
1820s	0.4014	0.4014	0.4014	1
1830s	0.4013	0.4013	0.4013	1
1840s	0.4012	0.4012	0.4012	1
1850s	0.4011	0.4011	0.4011	1
1860s	0.401	0.401	0.401	1
1870s	0.4009	0.4009	0.4009	1
1880s	0.4008	0.4008	0.4008	1
1890s	0.4007	0.4007	0.4007	1
1900s	0.4006	0.4006	0.4006	1
1910s	0.4005	0.4005	0.4005	1
1920s	0.4004	0.4004	0.4004	1
1930s	0.4003	0.4003	0.4003	1
1940s	0.4002	0.4002	0.4002	1
1950s	0.4	0.4	0.4001	10
1960s	0.4056	0.3944	0.436	10
1970s	0.4352	0.4232	0.4418	10
1980s	0.3916	0.3538	0.4203	10
1990s	0.3441	0.3206	0.385	10
2000s	0.3663	0.3346	0.3884	10
2010s	0.3362	0.3142	0.3617	10
2020s	0.3463	0.3373	0.357	6

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland per person over the long term in Benin?: Cropland per person over the long term in Benin was 0.3448 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Benin?: The highest recorded value was 0.4418 in 1972.
What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Benin?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3142 in 2016.
How does Benin rank for cropland per person over the long term?: Benin ranks 35th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in Benin?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Benin data come from?: The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Cropland per person over the long term
Source: Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,784 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026