Arable land in Benin
Benin: Arable land was 0.2513 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Benin, 1961–2023
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). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land in Benin stood at 0.2513 hectares per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Benin peaked at 0.3991 hectares per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.2377 hectares per person, in 2015.
That places Benin 37th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3682 hectares per person | 0.3595 hectares per person | 0.3936 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3944 hectares per person | 0.385 hectares per person | 0.3991 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3516 hectares per person | 0.3163 hectares per person | 0.3821 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3025 hectares per person | 0.2788 hectares per person | 0.3314 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3066 hectares per person | 0.2629 hectares per person | 0.3349 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2529 hectares per person | 0.2377 hectares per person | 0.278 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.256 hectares per person | 0.2513 hectares per person | 0.26 hectares per person | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Benin
- Agricultural raw materials exports 52.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
- Rural population 46.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 6.91 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 22.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.14 million hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 1,356 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 2.91 million metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Benin?
- Arable land in Benin was 0.2513 hectares per person in 2023, according to 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).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3991 hectares per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2377 hectares per person in 2015.
- How does Benin rank for arable land?
- Benin ranks 37th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from 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), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) 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.