Tomatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Tomatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.3459 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tomatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.3459 ha per square kilometre for tomatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tomatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 0.4047 ha per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.016 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Benin ranks 6th of 148 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tomatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.016 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0186 ha per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1963 | 0.016 ha per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0219 ha per square kilometre | +37.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0354 ha per square kilometre | +61.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0249 ha per square kilometre | -29.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0315 ha per square kilometre | +26.5% |
| 1968 | 0.035 ha per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0331 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0292 ha per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0318 ha per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0275 ha per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0381 ha per square kilometre | +38.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0343 ha per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0386 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0425 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0456 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0736 ha per square kilometre | +61.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0842 ha per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0729 ha per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 1981 | 0.07 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0612 ha per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0582 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0597 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.076 ha per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1055 ha per square kilometre | +38.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0886 ha per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1125 ha per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1106 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1177 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2175 ha per square kilometre | +84.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1323 ha per square kilometre | -39.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1298 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1525 ha per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1715 ha per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1771 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1906 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1791 ha per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2302 ha per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2287 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.202 ha per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2521 ha per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2507 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2175 ha per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2514 ha per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2327 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2415 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2804 ha per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2009 | 0.236 ha per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2981 ha per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2494 ha per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3367 ha per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 2013 | 0.363 ha per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4047 ha per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3461 ha per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3563 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3451 ha per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3357 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3533 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3497 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3485 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3485 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3459 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0258 ha per square kilometre | 0.016 ha per square kilometre | 0.0354 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0445 ha per square kilometre | 0.0275 ha per square kilometre | 0.0842 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0815 ha per square kilometre | 0.0582 ha per square kilometre | 0.1125 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1698 ha per square kilometre | 0.1177 ha per square kilometre | 0.2302 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2393 ha per square kilometre | 0.202 ha per square kilometre | 0.2804 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3388 ha per square kilometre | 0.2494 ha per square kilometre | 0.4047 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3481 ha per square kilometre | 0.3459 ha per square kilometre | 0.3497 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tomatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Benin?
- Tomatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Benin was 0.3459 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tomatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4047 ha per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest tomatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.016 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for tomatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 6th out of 148 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tomatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tomatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tomatoes — 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.
Tomatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Tomatoes — 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
Tomatoes — 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.