Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 2.15 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in Benin stood at 2.15 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 53.0% on the previous year and up 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 2.15 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5139 ha per square kilometre, in 1975.
That places Benin 10th out of 103 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.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6549 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6893 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 0.7135 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.5561 ha per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 1965 | 0.697 ha per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 1966 | 0.6908 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.7902 ha per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1968 | 0.831 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 0.8221 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.8321 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.7519 ha per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1972 | 0.7344 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5664 ha per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 1974 | 0.5172 ha per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5139 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.683 ha per square kilometre | +32.9% |
| 1977 | 0.6912 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.7584 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 0.8615 ha per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1980 | 0.7714 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1981 | 0.7681 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5741 ha per square kilometre | -25.3% |
| 1983 | 0.5498 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7061 ha per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8192 ha per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8044 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.7353 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8747 ha per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8352 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8415 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.8996 ha per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 0.8407 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8767 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9007 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9584 ha per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1997 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 1.35 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 1.37 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.42 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 1.32 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 2007 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 2009 | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.56 ha per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 2011 | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 2012 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.44 ha per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2014 | 1.45 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.4 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.41 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.49 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 2.01 ha per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 2019 | 1.55 ha per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 2020 | 1.53 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.41 ha per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 2.15 ha per square kilometre | +53.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +53.0% | 1.41 ha per square kilometre | 2.15 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7161 ha per square kilometre | 0.5561 ha per square kilometre | 0.831 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.691 ha per square kilometre | 0.5139 ha per square kilometre | 0.8615 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7438 ha per square kilometre | 0.5498 ha per square kilometre | 0.8747 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9726 ha per square kilometre | 0.8407 ha per square kilometre | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | 1.42 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 ha per square kilometre | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | 2.01 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.65 ha per square kilometre | 1.41 ha per square kilometre | 2.15 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in Benin?
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre in Benin was 2.15 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2.15 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5139 ha per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Benin rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 10th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.4%. 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 Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — 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.