Land area equipped for irrigation in Benin
Benin: Land area equipped for irrigation was 12,000 hectares in 2011. β² Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation in Benin, 1964β2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Benin recorded 12,000 hectares for land area equipped for irrigation in 2011. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation in Benin peaked at 12,000 hectares in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2,000 hectares, in 1964.
That places Benin 36th out of 52 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 6 |
| 1970s | 4,400 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 8,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,000 hectares | 10,000 hectares | 10,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,300 hectares | 10,000 hectares | 11,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,800 hectares | 11,000 hectares | 12,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,000 hectares | 12,000 hectares | 12,000 hectares | 2 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 33 Eritrea, The State of 21,000 hectares compare
- 34 Mauritius 20,000 hectares compare
- 35 Uganda 14,000 hectares compare
- 37 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 11,000 hectares compare
- 38 Sao Tome and Principe 10,000 hectares compare
- 39 Rwanda 9,600 hectares compare
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation in Benin?
- Land area equipped for irrigation in Benin was 12,000 hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 12,000 hectares in 2002.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,000 hectares in 1964.
- How does Benin rank for land area equipped for irrigation?
- Benin ranks 36th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Area equipped to provide water (via irrigation) to the crops. It includes areas equipped for full and partial control irrigation, equipped lowland areas, pastures, and areas equipped for spate irrigation. Data are expressed in 1000 hectares.