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.

Breakdown of habitable land area in Benin

Name: Breakdown of habitable land area in Benin
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Benin: Breakdown of habitable land area was 11,420 hectares in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

11,420 hectares

Change on year

up 5.0%

World rank

145th

of 235 countries

All-time high

11,420 hectares

in 2019

All-time low

10,880 hectares

in 2018

Years of data

2015–2019

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.

Countries ranked near Benin

142 Nepal 15,380 hectares compare
143 Djibouti 13,530 hectares compare
144 Belgium 12,820 hectares compare
146 Eritrea 9,320 hectares compare
147 New Caledonia 9,290 hectares compare
148 Vanuatu 8,870 hectares compare

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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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Indicator: Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.