What is land area in Benin?

Land area in Benin was 112,760 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Benin?

The highest recorded value was 112,760 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Benin?

The lowest recorded value was 112,760 sq. km in 1961.

How does Benin rank for land area?

Benin ranks 100th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Benin?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Benin data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Benin

Name: Land area in Benin
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Benin: Land area was 112,760 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

112,760 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

100th

of 216 countries

All-time high

112,760 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

112,760 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Benin, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in Benin stood at 112,760 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Benin peaked at 112,760 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 112,760 sq. km, in 1961.

Benin ranks 100th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	112,760 sq. km	112,760 sq. km	112,760 sq. km	9
1970s	112,760 sq. km	112,760 sq. km	112,760 sq. km	10
1980s	112,760 sq. km	112,760 sq. km	112,760 sq. km	10
1990s	112,760 sq. km	112,760 sq. km	112,760 sq. km	10
2000s	112,760 sq. km	112,760 sq. km	112,760 sq. km	10
2010s	112,760 sq. km	112,760 sq. km	112,760 sq. km	10
2020s	112,760 sq. km	112,760 sq. km	112,760 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Benin

97 Eritrea 121,178 sq. km compare
98 North Korea 120,410 sq. km compare
99 Nicaragua 120,340 sq. km compare
101 Honduras 111,890 sq. km compare
102 Bulgaria 108,560 sq. km compare
103 Guatemala 107,160 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Benin?: Land area in Benin was 112,760 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Benin?: The highest recorded value was 112,760 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Benin?: The lowest recorded value was 112,760 sq. km in 1961.
How does Benin rank for land area?: Benin ranks 100th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Benin?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Benin data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.