Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Benin
Benin: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita was 0.036 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Benin is 0.036 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 21.7% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.0641 ha per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.036 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Benin 9th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0593 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0616 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0597 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0573 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0618 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0566 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0521 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0516 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0616 ha per person | +19.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0641 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0553 ha per person | -13.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0526 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0473 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0454 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0396 ha per person | -12.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0447 ha per person | +12.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0442 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0529 ha per person | +19.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0514 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0439 ha per person | -14.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0446 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0434 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0414 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0424 ha per person | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0409 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0408 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0363 ha per person | -10.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0432 ha per person | +18.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0427 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0414 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0434 ha per person | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0424 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0431 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0436 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0459 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0485 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0498 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0506 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0513 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0538 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0547 ha per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0585 ha per person | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0526 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0504 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0491 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0435 ha per person | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0397 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0502 ha per person | +26.5% |
| 2009 | 0.046 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0516 ha per person | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0397 ha per person | -23.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0441 ha per person | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0458 ha per person | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0473 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0438 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0439 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0445 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.041 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0444 ha per person | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0448 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0464 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0474 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.046 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.036 ha per person | -21.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0579 ha per person | 0.0516 ha per person | 0.0618 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0498 ha per person | 0.0396 ha per person | 0.0641 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0419 ha per person | 0.0363 ha per person | 0.0446 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.046 ha per person | 0.0414 ha per person | 0.0513 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0499 ha per person | 0.0397 ha per person | 0.0585 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0446 ha per person | 0.0397 ha per person | 0.0516 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0441 ha per person | 0.036 ha per person | 0.0474 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Benin?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Benin was 0.036 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0641 ha per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.036 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Benin rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita?
- Benin ranks 9th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Roots and Tubers, 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Roots and Tubers, 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.