Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Benin
Benin: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 4.88 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Benin stood at 4.88 percent. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Benin peaked at 4.88 percent in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.92 percent, in 1961.
Benin ranks 159th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.92 percent | 3.92 percent | 3.92 percent | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.92 percent | 3.92 percent | 3.92 percent | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.15 percent | 3.92 percent | 4.43 percent | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.88 percent | 4.88 percent | 4.88 percent | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.88 percent | 4.88 percent | 4.88 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.88 percent | 4.88 percent | 4.88 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.88 percent | 4.88 percent | 4.88 percent | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Benin?
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Benin was 4.88 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 4.88 percent in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.92 percent in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Benin ranks 159th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).