Natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Natural resource rents, per square kilometre was 0 units per square kilometre in 2021. ▼ Falling
Natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Benin, 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0 units per square kilometre for natural resource rents, per square kilometre in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places Benin 75th out of 210 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +36.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +67.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -36.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +59.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 0 units per square kilometre | -58.2% |
| 2000 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 0 units per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 2004 | 0 units per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 2005 | 0 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0 units per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2008 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0 units per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 0 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 0 units per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0 units per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2016 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0 units per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 0 units per square kilometre | -36.4% |
| 2019 | 0 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 0 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 2 |
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 natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Benin?
- Natural resource rents, per square kilometre in Benin was 0 units per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest natural resource rents, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 1977.
- What is the lowest natural resource rents, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for natural resource rents, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 75th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is natural resource rents, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.8%. 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 Natural resource rents, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Natural resource rents divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Natural resource rents ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Natural resource rents Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Natural resource rents divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.