Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Benin
Benin: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita was 0.1024 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.1024 ha per person for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.1024 ha per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0349 ha per person, in 1982.
Benin ranks 17th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0529 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0551 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0537 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0477 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0532 ha per person | +11.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0526 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.056 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0602 ha per person | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0575 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0588 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0603 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0548 ha per person | -9.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0496 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 1974 | 0.045 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0386 ha per person | -14.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0418 ha per person | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0394 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1978 | 0.042 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 0.045 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0398 ha per person | -11.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0376 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0349 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0351 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0417 ha per person | +18.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0484 ha per person | +15.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0512 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0398 ha per person | -22.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0482 ha per person | +21.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0433 ha per person | -10.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0489 ha per person | +12.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0534 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0464 ha per person | -13.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0494 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.054 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0676 ha per person | +25.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0801 ha per person | +18.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0828 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.081 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0782 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.071 ha per person | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0676 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.067 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0662 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0653 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0477 ha per person | -27.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0472 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0478 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.047 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0431 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0445 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0472 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0591 ha per person | +25.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0616 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.066 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0597 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0676 ha per person | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 0.076 ha per person | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0911 ha per person | +19.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0867 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0815 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0831 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.079 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.095 ha per person | +20.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1024 ha per person | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0543 ha per person | 0.0477 ha per person | 0.0602 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0475 ha per person | 0.0386 ha per person | 0.0603 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.042 ha per person | 0.0349 ha per person | 0.0512 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0642 ha per person | 0.0464 ha per person | 0.0828 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.057 ha per person | 0.0431 ha per person | 0.071 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.066 ha per person | 0.0445 ha per person | 0.0911 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0882 ha per person | 0.079 ha per person | 0.1024 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Benin?
- Oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Benin was 0.1024 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1024 ha per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0349 ha per person in 1982.
- How does Benin rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita?
- Benin ranks 17th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.3%. 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 Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — 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.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — 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.