Benin Arable Land 1961-2023
Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
- Benin arable land for 2018 was 2,800,000, a 0% increase from 2017.
- Benin arable land for 2017 was 2,800,000, a 0% increase from 2016.
- Benin arable land for 2016 was 2,800,000, a 3.7% increase from 2015.
- Benin arable land for 2015 was 2,700,000, a 0% increase from 2014.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Hectares |
| Niger |
17,700,000 |
| Ethiopia |
16,187,000 |
| Tanzania |
13,500,000 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo |
11,800,000 |
| Afghanistan |
7,703,000 |
| Uganda |
6,900,000 |
| Mali |
6,411,000 |
| Burkina Faso |
6,000,000 |
| Mozambique |
5,650,000 |
| Chad |
5,200,000 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
4,662,000 |
| Zimbabwe |
4,000,000 |
| Malawi |
3,600,000 |
| Senegal |
3,200,000 |
| Guinea |
3,100,000 |
| Madagascar |
3,000,000 |
| Benin |
2,800,000 |
| Togo |
2,650,000 |
| North Korea |
2,350,000 |
| Nepal |
2,113,700 |
| Central African Republic |
1,800,000 |
| Sierra Leone |
1,584,000 |
| Burundi |
1,200,000 |
| Rwanda |
1,151,700 |
| Somalia |
1,100,000 |
| Yemen |
1,097,700 |
| Haiti |
1,070,000 |
| Tajikistan |
701,800 |
| Eritrea |
690,000 |
| Liberia |
500,000 |
| Gambia |
440,000 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
300,000 |
| Comoros |
66,000 |
| Benin Arable Land - Historical Data |
| Year |
Hectares |
Per Capita |
Percent |
| 2018 |
2,800,000 |
0.24 |
24.83% |
| 2017 |
2,800,000 |
0.25 |
24.83% |
| 2016 |
2,800,000 |
0.26 |
24.83% |
| 2015 |
2,700,000 |
0.26 |
23.94% |
| 2014 |
2,700,000 |
0.26 |
23.94% |
| 2013 |
2,700,000 |
0.27 |
23.94% |
| 2012 |
2,600,000 |
0.27 |
23.06% |
| 2011 |
2,500,000 |
0.26 |
22.17% |
| 2010 |
2,500,000 |
0.27 |
22.17% |
| 2009 |
2,500,000 |
0.28 |
22.17% |
| 2008 |
2,500,000 |
0.29 |
22.17% |
| 2007 |
2,500,000 |
0.30 |
22.17% |
| 2006 |
2,500,000 |
0.30 |
22.17% |
| 2005 |
2,654,000 |
0.33 |
23.54% |
| 2004 |
2,650,000 |
0.34 |
23.50% |
| 2003 |
2,650,000 |
0.35 |
23.50% |
| 2002 |
2,550,000 |
0.35 |
22.61% |
| 2001 |
2,450,000 |
0.35 |
21.73% |
| 2000 |
2,380,000 |
0.35 |
21.11% |
| 1999 |
2,300,000 |
0.35 |
20.40% |
| 1998 |
2,250,000 |
0.35 |
19.95% |
| 1997 |
2,100,000 |
0.33 |
18.62% |
| 1996 |
1,950,000 |
0.32 |
17.29% |
| 1995 |
1,790,000 |
0.30 |
15.87% |
| 1994 |
1,700,000 |
0.30 |
15.08% |
| 1993 |
1,650,000 |
0.30 |
14.63% |
| 1992 |
1,630,000 |
0.31 |
14.46% |
| 1991 |
1,620,000 |
0.31 |
14.37% |
| 1990 |
1,615,000 |
0.32 |
14.32% |
| 1989 |
1,620,000 |
0.34 |
14.37% |
| 1988 |
1,610,000 |
0.34 |
14.28% |
| 1987 |
1,600,000 |
0.35 |
14.19% |
| 1986 |
1,590,000 |
0.36 |
14.10% |
| 1985 |
1,580,000 |
0.37 |
14.01% |
| 1984 |
1,570,000 |
0.38 |
13.92% |
| 1983 |
1,560,000 |
0.39 |
13.83% |
| 1982 |
1,550,000 |
0.39 |
13.75% |
| 1981 |
1,530,000 |
0.40 |
13.57% |
| 1980 |
1,500,000 |
0.40 |
13.30% |
| 1979 |
1,470,000 |
0.41 |
13.04% |
| 1978 |
1,450,000 |
0.41 |
12.86% |
| 1977 |
1,430,000 |
0.42 |
12.68% |
| 1976 |
1,400,000 |
0.42 |
12.42% |
| 1975 |
1,370,000 |
0.42 |
12.15% |
| 1974 |
1,330,000 |
0.42 |
11.80% |
| 1973 |
1,300,000 |
0.42 |
11.53% |
| 1972 |
1,280,000 |
0.42 |
11.35% |
| 1971 |
1,250,000 |
0.42 |
11.09% |
| 1970 |
1,200,000 |
0.41 |
10.64% |
| 1969 |
1,180,000 |
0.41 |
10.46% |
| 1968 |
1,100,000 |
0.39 |
9.76% |
| 1967 |
1,070,000 |
0.39 |
9.49% |
| 1966 |
1,030,000 |
0.38 |
9.13% |
| 1965 |
1,000,000 |
0.38 |
8.87% |
| 1964 |
980,000 |
0.38 |
8.69% |
| 1963 |
960,000 |
0.38 |
8.51% |
| 1962 |
940,000 |
0.38 |
8.34% |
| 1961 |
920,000 |
0.37 |
8.16% |
