Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Benin
Benin: Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0083 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Benin is 0.0083 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.2% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.0113 ha per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0052 ha per person, in 1961.
Benin ranks 25th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0052 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0056 ha per person | +8.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0057 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.006 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0065 ha per person | +9.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0062 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0064 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0065 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0065 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0064 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0064 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.006 ha per person | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0062 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.006 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0062 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0066 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0067 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0076 ha per person | +14.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0081 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0077 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0075 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0072 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0078 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0078 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0079 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0089 ha per person | +13.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0078 ha per person | -11.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0092 ha per person | +17.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0088 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0096 ha per person | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 0.011 ha per person | +15.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0094 ha per person | -14.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0092 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0101 ha per person | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0096 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0112 ha per person | +17.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0113 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0107 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0107 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0106 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0094 ha per person | -11.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0104 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0098 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0088 ha per person | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0101 ha per person | +15.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0073 ha per person | -28.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0077 ha per person | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0087 ha per person | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0068 ha per person | -21.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0077 ha per person | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0066 ha per person | -13.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0092 ha per person | +38.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0088 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0089 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0084 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0085 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0074 ha per person | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0079 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0079 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0081 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0084 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0086 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0091 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0083 ha per person | -9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0061 ha per person | 0.0052 ha per person | 0.0065 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0066 ha per person | 0.006 ha per person | 0.0081 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0081 ha per person | 0.0072 ha per person | 0.0092 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0103 ha per person | 0.0092 ha per person | 0.0113 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.009 ha per person | 0.0068 ha per person | 0.0106 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0081 ha per person | 0.0066 ha per person | 0.0092 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0085 ha per person | 0.0081 ha per person | 0.0091 ha per person | 5 |
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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 vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Benin?
- Vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita in Benin was 0.0083 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0113 ha per person in 1997.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0052 ha per person in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Benin ranks 25th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vegetables primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. 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 Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Vegetables Primary — 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.
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Vegetables Primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Vegetables Primary — 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.