FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Benin
Benin: FAO projections of arable land, per capita was 0.2953 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.2953 hectares per person for fao projections of arable land, per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.4192 hectares per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.2844 hectares per person, in 2016.
That places Benin 43rd out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.38 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3813 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3821 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.3816 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3821 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3851 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3925 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.3948 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4146 hectares per person | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4126 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.419 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.4192 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4153 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.4136 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4153 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4126 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.4114 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4066 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.401 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.398 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.3944 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.391 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3795 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3729 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3693 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3606 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.352 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3435 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.333 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.324 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3155 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3098 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3024 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3013 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3155 hectares per person | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3371 hectares per person | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3554 hectares per person | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3669 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.365 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3658 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3639 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3671 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3691 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3566 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.347 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3209 hectares per person | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.316 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3288 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3355 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2998 hectares per person | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3041 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3092 hectares per person | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3203 hectares per person | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3126 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3101 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2844 hectares per person | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2943 hectares per person | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3158 hectares per person | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3207 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2971 hectares per person | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3037 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3129 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2953 hectares per person | -5.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.2953 hectares per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1585 hectares per person, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.2953 hectares per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1905 hectares per person, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3882 hectares per person | 0.38 hectares per person | 0.4146 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4127 hectares per person | 0.401 hectares per person | 0.4192 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3694 hectares per person | 0.333 hectares per person | 0.398 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3293 hectares per person | 0.3013 hectares per person | 0.3669 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3471 hectares per person | 0.316 hectares per person | 0.3691 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3071 hectares per person | 0.2844 hectares per person | 0.3207 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3022 hectares per person | 0.2953 hectares per person | 0.3129 hectares per person | 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 fao projections of arable land, per capita in Benin?
- Fao projections of arable land, per capita in Benin was 0.2953 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4192 hectares per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2844 hectares per person in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for fao projections of arable land, per capita?
- Benin ranks 43rd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao projections of arable land, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of FAO projections of arable land, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
FAO projections of arable land ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- FAO projections of arable land Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.