Breakdown of habitable land area in Benin
Benin: Breakdown of habitable land area was 11,420 hectares in 2019. ▬ Flat
Breakdown of habitable land area in Benin, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Benin recorded 11,420 hectares for breakdown of habitable land area in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 2.9% over five years.
Benin ranks 145th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Benin, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11,100 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 10,930 hectares | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 11,130 hectares | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 10,880 hectares | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 11,420 hectares | +5.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 11,420 hectares is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75,870 hectares, 15% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 11,420 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45,820 hectares, 25% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 breakdown of habitable land area in Benin?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Benin was 11,420 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 11,420 hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,880 hectares in 2018.
- How does Benin rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Benin ranks 145th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.