Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Benin
Benin: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per was 0.0744 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.0744 ha per square kilometre for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.7% on the previous year and up 233.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Benin peaked at 0.0744 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Benin 27th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per in Benin, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | +44.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | +63.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | +94.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | -52.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | +45.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | +85.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +32.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0051 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0048 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 0.006 ha per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | -52.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | +120.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0166 ha per square kilometre | +152.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0098 ha per square kilometre | -40.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0072 ha per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 2000 | 0.008 ha per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0134 ha per square kilometre | +67.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0096 ha per square kilometre | -28.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0114 ha per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | -51.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0114 ha per square kilometre | +106.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0154 ha per square kilometre | +34.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | -77.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | +93.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0214 ha per square kilometre | +219.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | -76.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0501 ha per square kilometre | +657.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0223 ha per square kilometre | -55.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0235 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0369 ha per square kilometre | +56.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0395 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0331 ha per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0256 ha per square kilometre | -22.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0351 ha per square kilometre | +37.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0536 ha per square kilometre | +52.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0576 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0648 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0744 ha per square kilometre | +14.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0744 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0648 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0744 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0353 ha per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +657.1% | 0.0066 ha per square kilometre | 0.0501 ha per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +219.3% | 0.0067 ha per square kilometre | 0.0214 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0074 ha per square kilometre | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | 0.0166 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0106 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | 0.0214 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0278 ha per square kilometre | 0.0052 ha per square kilometre | 0.0501 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0626 ha per square kilometre | 0.0536 ha per square kilometre | 0.0744 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 24 Cameroon 0.0842 ha per square kilometre compare
- 25 Uzbekistan 0.0835 ha per square kilometre compare
- 26 Ukraine 0.0806 ha per square kilometre compare
- 28 Poland 0.0725 ha per square kilometre compare
- 29 Philippines 0.0715 ha per square kilometre compare
- 30 Japan 0.0699 ha per square kilometre 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)
- 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 onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Benin?
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per in Benin was 0.0744 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0744 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per?
- Benin ranks 27th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — area harvested, per rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 233.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — 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.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — 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
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — 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.