Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Benin
Benin: Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0166 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pulses, total — area harvested, per capita in Benin is 0.0166 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.5% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, total — area harvested, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.0521 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0114 ha per person, in 2011.
That places Benin 30th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0521 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0394 ha per person | -24.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0391 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0254 ha per person | -35.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0255 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0255 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.033 ha per person | +29.5% |
| 1968 | 0.032 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0283 ha per person | -11.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0294 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0256 ha per person | -12.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0224 ha per person | -12.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0207 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0174 ha per person | -16.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0178 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0187 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0191 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0245 ha per person | +28.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0224 ha per person | -8.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0173 ha per person | -23.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0187 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0191 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0188 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0198 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 0.019 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0198 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0201 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0197 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0204 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.02 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0209 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0207 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0179 ha per person | -13.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0183 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.018 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0174 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0185 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0194 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0185 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0193 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0184 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0209 ha per person | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0178 ha per person | -14.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0177 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0176 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0163 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0205 ha per person | +26.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0153 ha per person | -25.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0132 ha per person | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0151 ha per person | +14.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0114 ha per person | -24.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0119 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0127 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.012 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0121 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0119 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0124 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0144 ha per person | +16.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0127 ha per person | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0126 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0122 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0123 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0137 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0166 ha per person | +21.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0334 ha per person | 0.0254 ha per person | 0.0521 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0218 ha per person | 0.0174 ha per person | 0.0294 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0193 ha per person | 0.0173 ha per person | 0.0204 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.019 ha per person | 0.0174 ha per person | 0.0209 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0177 ha per person | 0.0132 ha per person | 0.0209 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0127 ha per person | 0.0114 ha per person | 0.0151 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0135 ha per person | 0.0122 ha per person | 0.0166 ha per person | 5 |
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- 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 pulses, total — area harvested, per capita in Benin?
- Pulses, total — area harvested, per capita in Benin was 0.0166 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pulses, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0521 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest pulses, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0114 ha per person in 2011.
- How does Benin rank for pulses, total — area harvested, per capita?
- Benin ranks 30th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pulses, total — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. 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 Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pulses, Total — 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.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Pulses, Total — 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
Pulses, Total — 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.