Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Benin
Benin: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.1217 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.1217 ha per person for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 17.3% on the previous year and up 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.1728 ha per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0741 ha per person, in 1976.
Benin ranks 4th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1468 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1728 ha per person | +17.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1559 ha per person | -9.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1551 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1391 ha per person | -10.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1313 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1412 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1275 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1169 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1236 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1113 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1179 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1006 ha per person | -14.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0897 ha per person | -10.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0928 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0741 ha per person | -20.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0849 ha per person | +14.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1186 ha per person | +39.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1111 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0929 ha per person | -16.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1071 ha per person | +15.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1013 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1059 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1066 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1077 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0947 ha per person | -12.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0813 ha per person | -14.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0979 ha per person | +20.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0935 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0867 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0853 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0837 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0842 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0788 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0789 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0804 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0886 ha per person | +10.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0875 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0893 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0905 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0837 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0892 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0837 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0875 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0896 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0811 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 0.078 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.094 ha per person | +20.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0907 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0937 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0813 ha per person | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0903 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.094 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0878 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0884 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0855 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0914 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0935 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1155 ha per person | +23.6% |
| 2020 | 0.097 ha per person | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1006 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1011 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1471 ha per person | +45.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1217 ha per person | -17.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.1217 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0135 ha per person, 9.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.1217 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.024 ha per person, 5.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1429 ha per person | 0.1169 ha per person | 0.1728 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1025 ha per person | 0.0741 ha per person | 0.1236 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0989 ha per person | 0.0813 ha per person | 0.1077 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0843 ha per person | 0.0788 ha per person | 0.0893 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0868 ha per person | 0.078 ha per person | 0.094 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0921 ha per person | 0.0813 ha per person | 0.1155 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1135 ha per person | 0.097 ha per person | 0.1471 ha per person | 5 |
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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)
- 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Benin?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Benin was 0.1217 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1728 ha per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0741 ha per person in 1976.
- How does Benin rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Benin ranks 4th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.6%. 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 Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — 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.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Maize (corn) — 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.