Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 1.53 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Benin is 1.53 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 35.6% on the previous year and up 163.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 2.6 ha per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5141 ha per square kilometre, in 1975.
Benin ranks 12th of 107 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.9489 ha per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 1963 | 0.9657 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.9608 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.9702 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.8567 ha per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1967 | 0.9711 ha per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1968 | 0.9362 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1970 | 0.7833 ha per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 1971 | 0.6293 ha per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 1972 | 0.7175 ha per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1973 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | +44.5% |
| 1974 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.5141 ha per square kilometre | -49.6% |
| 1976 | 0.8506 ha per square kilometre | +65.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8699 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.8392 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7791 ha per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1980 | 0.7917 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.8341 ha per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8322 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9399 ha per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1984 | 0.984 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9821 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.9814 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 1.18 ha per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1989 | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 1.31 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 1.27 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 1.32 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 1.49 ha per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1999 | 1.37 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 1.57 ha per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2001 | 1.62 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 1.71 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 1.54 ha per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 1.61 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 1.6 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.28 ha per square kilometre | -20.3% |
| 2007 | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9942 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9921 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9481 ha per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5807 ha per square kilometre | -38.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9003 ha per square kilometre | +55.0% |
| 2015 | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 2016 | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 2.6 ha per square kilometre | +109.7% |
| 2019 | 1.34 ha per square kilometre | -48.4% |
| 2020 | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 1.17 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 1.53 ha per square kilometre | +35.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1.53 ha per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1621 ha per square kilometre, 9.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1.53 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8754 ha per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +109.7% | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | 2.6 ha per square kilometre |
| 1976 | +65.4% | 0.5141 ha per square kilometre | 0.8506 ha per square kilometre |
| 2014 | +55.0% | 0.5807 ha per square kilometre | 0.9003 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9681 ha per square kilometre | 0.8567 ha per square kilometre | 1.09 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.804 ha per square kilometre | 0.5141 ha per square kilometre | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.979 ha per square kilometre | 0.7917 ha per square kilometre | 1.22 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3 ha per square kilometre | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | 1.49 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.45 ha per square kilometre | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | 1.71 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | 0.5807 ha per square kilometre | 2.6 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 ha per square kilometre | 1.13 ha per square kilometre | 1.53 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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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 sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Benin?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Benin was 1.53 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5141 ha per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Benin rank for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 12th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 163.6%. 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 Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — 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.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sorghum — 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
Sorghum — 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.