How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Denmark?

57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Denmark: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Benin

0.409

in 2023

Denmark

0.4247

in 2017

Benin rank

82nd

Denmark rank

80th

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time

Benin
Denmark

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 0.4247 against 0.409 in Benin, a difference of 0.0157.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.

Benin ranks 82nd and Denmark ranks 80th of 163 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Denmark in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Denmark	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.09	0.9306	0.1557	Benin
1970s	1.19	0.8419	0.3478	Benin
1980s	1.06	0.637	0.4182	Benin
1990s	0.6694	0.5075	0.1619	Benin
2000s	0.5999	0.4967	0.1032	Benin
2010s	0.4419	0.4802	0.0383	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops, Benin or Denmark?: Denmark, at 0.4247 against 0.409 in Benin as of 2017.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Benin and Denmark?: 0.0157, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Denmark?: 57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2017.
How do Benin and Denmark rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?: Benin ranks 82nd and Denmark ranks 80th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).