Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 1.71 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Benin is 1.71 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.9% on the previous year and up 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 1.71 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5178 ha per square kilometre, in 1974.
Benin ranks 24th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.9099 ha per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 1963 | 0.9206 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.6098 ha per square kilometre | -33.8% |
| 1965 | 0.6232 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.6358 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8407 ha per square kilometre | +32.2% |
| 1968 | 0.8327 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.7512 ha per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1970 | 0.7987 ha per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 0.7122 ha per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1972 | 0.6376 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1973 | 0.6025 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5178 ha per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5454 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5849 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6152 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8092 ha per square kilometre | +31.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7593 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 0.6013 ha per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 1981 | 0.6687 ha per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7029 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.7131 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7731 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7649 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8215 ha per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 0.8577 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8659 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.9287 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 0.937 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1992 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9345 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9903 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9953 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9864 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 1.42 ha per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2003 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 1.63 ha per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 2008 | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 2009 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 2012 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.32 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 1.58 ha per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2019 | 1.43 ha per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2020 | 1.46 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.45 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.5 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 1.71 ha per square kilometre | +13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8117 ha per square kilometre | 0.6098 ha per square kilometre | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6583 ha per square kilometre | 0.5178 ha per square kilometre | 0.8092 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7698 ha per square kilometre | 0.6013 ha per square kilometre | 0.9287 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | 0.9345 ha per square kilometre | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | 1.63 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | 1.58 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.53 ha per square kilometre | 1.45 ha per square kilometre | 1.71 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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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)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 52.9% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Benin?
- Pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Benin was 1.71 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.71 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5178 ha per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Benin rank for pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 24th out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. 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 Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pulses, Total — 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.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pulses, Total — 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
Pulses, Total — 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.