Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) in Benin
Benin: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) was 0.0164 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Benin is 0.0164 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.0319 ha per person in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.0115 ha per person, in 2022.
Benin ranks 17th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) in Benin, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0289 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0298 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0303 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0232 ha per person | -23.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0285 ha per person | +22.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0277 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.031 ha per person | +12.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0319 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0309 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0306 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.027 ha per person | -11.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0258 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0195 ha per person | -24.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0173 ha per person | -10.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0168 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0218 ha per person | +29.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0215 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.023 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0254 ha per person | +10.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0222 ha per person | -12.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0214 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0156 ha per person | -27.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0145 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0181 ha per person | +24.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0204 ha per person | +12.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0194 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0172 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0199 ha per person | +15.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0184 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 1990 | 0.018 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0186 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0169 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0168 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0167 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0206 ha per person | +23.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0169 ha per person | -18.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0184 ha per person | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 0.018 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0179 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0192 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0196 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0199 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0195 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0197 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0176 ha per person | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0134 ha per person | -23.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0135 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.016 ha per person | +18.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0152 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0179 ha per person | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0135 ha per person | -24.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0135 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0152 ha per person | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0148 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0139 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0136 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0139 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0183 ha per person | +31.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0137 ha per person | -24.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0132 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0126 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0115 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0172 ha per person | +49.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0164 ha per person | -4.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita (Area) in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +49.2% | 0.0115 ha per person | 0.0172 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0291 ha per person | 0.0232 ha per person | 0.0319 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0229 ha per person | 0.0168 ha per person | 0.0306 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0187 ha per person | 0.0145 ha per person | 0.0222 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0179 ha per person | 0.0167 ha per person | 0.0206 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0174 ha per person | 0.0134 ha per person | 0.0199 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0148 ha per person | 0.0135 ha per person | 0.0183 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0142 ha per person | 0.0115 ha per person | 0.0172 ha per person | 5 |
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- 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 groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Benin?
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita in Benin was 0.0164 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0319 ha per person in 1968.
- What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0115 ha per person in 2022.
- How does Benin rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita?
- Benin ranks 17th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. 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 Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested 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
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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.