Statizoid

Benin vs Egypt: Arable land

Benin
3.55 million hectares
in 2023
Egypt
3.10 million hectares
in 2023
Benin rank
63rd
Egypt rank
66th

Arable land over time

  • Benin
  • Egypt
1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M196119922023

How they compare

Benin currently reports 3.55 million hectares against 3.10 million hectares in Egypt, a difference of 442,950 hectares.

That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Egypt ahead.

Globally, Benin ranks 63rd and Egypt ranks 66th of 206 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares)
Unit
hectares
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.