Pigeon peas, dry — Area harvested in Benin
Benin: Pigeon peas, dry — Area harvested was 15,489 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Pigeon peas, dry — Area harvested in Benin, 1995–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pigeon peas, dry — area harvested in Benin is 15,489 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 10.3% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pigeon peas, dry — area harvested in Benin peaked at 20,430 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 8,787 ha, in 2012.
That places Benin 7th out of 23 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Pigeon peas, dry — Area harvested in Benin, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10,402 ha | — |
| 1996 | 11,367 ha | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 12,738 ha | +12.1% |
| 1998 | 13,234 ha | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 12,747 ha | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 15,182 ha | +19.1% |
| 2001 | 16,418 ha | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 20,430 ha | +24.4% |
| 2003 | 17,656 ha | -13.6% |
| 2004 | 18,581 ha | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 17,314 ha | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 15,552 ha | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 12,063 ha | -22.4% |
| 2008 | 16,184 ha | +34.2% |
| 2009 | 14,862 ha | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 17,567 ha | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 14,225 ha | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 8,787 ha | -38.2% |
| 2013 | 12,518 ha | +42.5% |
| 2014 | 13,250 ha | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 12,619 ha | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 14,745 ha | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 14,799 ha | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 14,081 ha | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 14,542 ha | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 13,604 ha | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 13,119 ha | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 14,203 ha | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 17,259 ha | +21.5% |
| 2024 | 15,489 ha | -10.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 15,489 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15,408 ha, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Benin's 15,489 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27,803 ha, 56% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,098 ha | 10,402 ha | 13,234 ha | 5 |
| 2000s | 16,424 ha | 12,063 ha | 20,430 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,713 ha | 8,787 ha | 17,567 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,735 ha | 13,119 ha | 17,259 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 4 Kenya 143,645 ha compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 11,891 ha compare
- 5 Uganda 40,117 ha compare
- 6 Dominican Republic 24,232 ha compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3,359 ha compare
- 8 Haiti 15,408 ha compare
- 9 Nepal 12,447 ha compare
- 10 Panama 4,041 ha compare
- 10 Caribbean 41,283 ha 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 pigeon peas, dry — area harvested in Benin?
- Pigeon peas, dry — area harvested in Benin was 15,489 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pigeon peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 20,430 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest pigeon peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,787 ha in 2012.
- How does Benin rank for pigeon peas, dry — area harvested?
- Benin ranks 7th out of 23 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pigeon peas, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pigeon peas, dry — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.