Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Benin
Benin: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita was 0.1062 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.1062 ha per person for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.1062 ha per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0357 ha per person, in 1982.
Benin ranks 19th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0547 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.057 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0557 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0485 ha per person | -12.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0548 ha per person | +12.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0539 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0574 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0613 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0586 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0601 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0614 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0559 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0507 ha per person | -9.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0463 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0398 ha per person | -14.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0429 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0406 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0432 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0462 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 0.041 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0387 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0357 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0361 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0442 ha per person | +22.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0508 ha per person | +14.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0536 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0417 ha per person | -22.2% |
| 1988 | 0.05 ha per person | +20.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0441 ha per person | -11.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0498 ha per person | +12.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0544 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0472 ha per person | -13.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0504 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0551 ha per person | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0687 ha per person | +24.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0811 ha per person | +18.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0838 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.082 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0792 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0719 ha per person | -9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0685 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0679 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0671 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0662 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0485 ha per person | -26.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0481 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0486 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0478 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0439 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0453 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.048 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0599 ha per person | +24.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0624 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0672 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0613 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0701 ha per person | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0789 ha per person | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0946 ha per person | +19.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0906 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0847 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0863 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.082 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0986 ha per person | +20.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1062 ha per person | +7.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.1062 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0178 ha per person, 6.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.1062 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0238 ha per person, 4.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0557 ha per person | 0.0485 ha per person | 0.0613 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0487 ha per person | 0.0398 ha per person | 0.0614 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0436 ha per person | 0.0357 ha per person | 0.0536 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0652 ha per person | 0.0472 ha per person | 0.0838 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0578 ha per person | 0.0439 ha per person | 0.0719 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0678 ha per person | 0.0453 ha per person | 0.0946 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0916 ha per person | 0.082 ha per person | 0.1062 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 oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Benin?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Benin was 0.1062 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1062 ha per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0357 ha per person in 1982.
- How does Benin rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita?
- Benin ranks 19th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.9%. 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, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Oilcrops, Oil 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, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Oilcrops, Oil 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.