Economically active population in agriculture in Benin

Benin: Economically active population in agriculture was 1.63 million number in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
1.63 million number
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
30th
of 53 countries
All-time high
1.63 million number
in 2012
All-time low
787,000 number
in 1980
Years of data
33
1980–2012

Economically active population in agriculture in Benin, 1980–2012

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1980199620121980: 787.0k number1981: 803.0k number1982: 818.0k number1983: 833.0k number1984: 850.0k number1985: 867.0k number1986: 884.0k number1987: 931.0k number1988: 981.0k number1989: 1.0M number1990: 1.1M number1991: 1.2M number1992: 1.2M number1993: 1.2M number1994: 1.3M number1995: 1.3M number1996: 1.3M number1997: 1.3M number1998: 1.3M number1999: 1.4M number2000: 1.4M number2001: 1.4M number2002: 1.4M number2003: 1.5M number2004: 1.5M number2005: 1.5M number2006: 1.5M number2007: 1.5M number2008: 1.6M number2009: 1.6M number2010: 1.6M number2011: 1.6M number2012: 1.6M number

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files. Measured in number.

Analysis

Benin recorded 1.63 million number for economically active population in agriculture in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economically active population in agriculture in Benin peaked at 1.63 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 787,000 number, in 1980.

Benin ranks 30th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 878,900 number 787,000 number 1.03 million number 10
1990s 1.26 million number 1.09 million number 1.36 million number 10
2000s 1.49 million number 1.38 million number 1.58 million number 10
2010s 1.62 million number 1.60 million number 1.63 million number 3

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 27 Côte d’Ivoire 2.81 million number compare
  2. 28 Somalia 2.54 million number compare
  3. 29 Eritrea 1.63 million number compare
  4. 31 Sierra Leone 1.36 million number compare
  5. 32 Togo 1.33 million number compare
  6. 33 Central African Republic 1.27 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is economically active population in agriculture in Benin?
Economically active population in agriculture in Benin was 1.63 million number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files.
What is the highest economically active population in agriculture recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 1.63 million number in 2012.
What is the lowest economically active population in agriculture recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 787,000 number in 1980.
How does Benin rank for economically active population in agriculture?
Benin ranks 30th out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
Is economically active population in agriculture rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files, published as part of Economically active population in agriculture (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Economically active population in agriculture (number)
Unit
number
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
59 places, 1,934 data points, 1980–2012
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