Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Benin
Benin: Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested was 535,579 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Benin is 535,579 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Benin peaked at 670,000 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18,182 ha, in 1981.
That places Benin 13th out of 94 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Benin, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20,608 ha | — |
| 1962 | 24,925 ha | +20.9% |
| 1963 | 21,099 ha | -15.4% |
| 1964 | 25,150 ha | +19.2% |
| 1965 | 27,218 ha | +8.2% |
| 1966 | 29,093 ha | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 29,713 ha | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 40,049 ha | +34.8% |
| 1969 | 31,884 ha | -20.4% |
| 1970 | 38,507 ha | +20.8% |
| 1971 | 54,322 ha | +41.1% |
| 1972 | 46,988 ha | -13.5% |
| 1973 | 54,743 ha | +16.5% |
| 1974 | 48,474 ha | -11.5% |
| 1975 | 31,015 ha | -36.0% |
| 1976 | 26,142 ha | -15.7% |
| 1977 | 20,379 ha | -22.0% |
| 1978 | 26,223 ha | +28.7% |
| 1979 | 30,372 ha | +15.8% |
| 1980 | 24,937 ha | -17.9% |
| 1981 | 18,182 ha | -27.1% |
| 1982 | 26,826 ha | +47.5% |
| 1983 | 39,673 ha | +47.9% |
| 1984 | 56,491 ha | +42.4% |
| 1985 | 83,613 ha | +48.0% |
| 1986 | 102,708 ha | +22.8% |
| 1987 | 68,836 ha | -33.0% |
| 1988 | 97,623 ha | +41.8% |
| 1989 | 91,429 ha | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 122,793 ha | +34.3% |
| 1991 | 151,317 ha | +23.2% |
| 1992 | 127,262 ha | -15.9% |
| 1993 | 152,191 ha | +19.6% |
| 1994 | 186,840 ha | +22.8% |
| 1995 | 246,839 ha | +32.1% |
| 1996 | 358,860 ha | +45.4% |
| 1997 | 375,217 ha | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 377,316 ha | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 370,445 ha | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 319,318 ha | -13.8% |
| 2001 | 306,890 ha | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 306,890 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 314,097 ha | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 313,011 ha | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 191,216 ha | -38.9% |
| 2006 | 230,788 ha | +20.7% |
| 2007 | 234,490 ha | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 198,787 ha | -15.2% |
| 2009 | 150,443 ha | -24.3% |
| 2010 | 137,086 ha | -8.9% |
| 2011 | 208,057 ha | +51.8% |
| 2012 | 335,141 ha | +61.1% |
| 2013 | 347,022 ha | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 405,400 ha | +16.8% |
| 2015 | 306,810 ha | -24.3% |
| 2016 | 418,943 ha | +36.5% |
| 2017 | 530,145 ha | +26.5% |
| 2018 | 640,000 ha | +20.7% |
| 2019 | 670,000 ha | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 620,000 ha | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 640,000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 572,945 ha | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 508,359 ha | -11.3% |
| 2024 | 535,579 ha | +5.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 535,579 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15,496 ha, 34.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Benin's 535,579 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18,571 ha, 28.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27,749 ha | 20,608 ha | 40,049 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 37,716 ha | 20,379 ha | 54,743 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 61,032 ha | 18,182 ha | 102,708 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 246,908 ha | 122,793 ha | 377,316 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 256,593 ha | 150,443 ha | 319,318 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 399,860 ha | 137,086 ha | 670,000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 575,377 ha | 508,359 ha | 640,000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 10 Argentina 622,327 ha compare
- 11 Nigeria 588,813 ha compare
- 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4,116 ha compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3,732 ha compare
- 12 Turkmenistan 580,030 ha compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,052 ha compare
- 14 Australia 473,900 ha compare
- 14 Viet Nam 42 ha compare
- 14 Australia and New Zealand 473,900 ha compare
- 16 Sudan 244,700 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 seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Benin?
- Seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Benin was 535,579 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed cotton, unginned — area harvested recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 670,000 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — area harvested recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,182 ha in 1981.
- How does Benin rank for seed cotton, unginned — area harvested?
- Benin ranks 13th out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seed cotton, unginned — area harvested rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.