Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Benin
Benin: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.409 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.409
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
82nd
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.36
in 1975
All-time low
0.4023
in 2014
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Benin, 1961–2023
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.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Benin stood at 0.409.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Benin peaked at 1.36 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.4023, in 2014.
Benin ranks 82nd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 1.07 | +7.0% |
| 1963 | 1.11 | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 1.11 | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 1.09 | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 1.15 | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 1.06 | -7.5% |
| 1968 | 1.04 | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 1.14 | +9.4% |
| 1970 | 1.12 | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 1.15 | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 1.16 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 1.15 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 1.29 | +12.6% |
| 1975 | 1.36 | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 1.22 | -10.4% |
| 1977 | 1.24 | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 1.12 | -9.7% |
| 1979 | 1.08 | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 1.21 | +11.8% |
| 1981 | 1.26 | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 1.26 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.27 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.9686 | -23.6% |
| 1985 | 0.979 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8852 | -9.6% |
| 1987 | 1.05 | +19.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8443 | -19.9% |
| 1989 | 0.8185 | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7692 | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7113 | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7468 | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.6664 | -10.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6613 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.632 | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.6113 | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.6199 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6532 | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6221 | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6278 | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6282 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5663 | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 0.612 | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5719 | -6.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6349 | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6593 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.652 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.536 | -17.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5104 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5081 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4599 | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4494 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.424 | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4023 | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4562 | +13.4% |
| 2016 | 0.418 | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.417 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4542 | +8.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4397 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4251 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4239 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4371 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.409 | -6.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.409 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2966, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.409 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3874, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.09 | 1 | 1.15 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.19 | 1.08 | 1.36 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.06 | 0.8185 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6694 | 0.6113 | 0.7692 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5999 | 0.5104 | 0.6593 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4429 | 0.4023 | 0.5081 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4238 | 0.409 | 0.4371 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More reference data data for Benin
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1979 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6635 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Benin?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Benin was 0.409 in 2023, according to 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.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 in 1975.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4023 in 2014.
- How does Benin rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Benin ranks 82nd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).