Agricultural land in Benin
Agricultural land made up 43.1% of the land area of Benin in 2024.
Benin, 2024
43.1%
Change from 2023
+0.4percentage points
World, 2023
36.9%
Position in 2024
85th of 208
Agricultural land in Benin over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Benin | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 43.1% | – |
| 2023 | 42.7% | 36.9% |
| 2022 | 43.3% | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 41.5% | 37.0% |
| 2020 | 39.8% | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 41.8% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 40.3% | 36.9% |
| 2017 | 36.6% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 34.4% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 36.1% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | 35.5% | 37.0% |
| 2013 | 35.3% | 37.0% |
| 2012 | 33.4% | 37.0% |
| 2011 | 32.1% | 36.7% |
| 2010 | 30.9% | 36.5% |
| 2009 | 33.2% | 36.5% |
| 2008 | 31.8% | 36.5% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | 36.6% |
| 2006 | 29.6% | 36.6% |
| 2005 | 30.8% | 36.6% |
| 2004 | 30.7% | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 30.8% | 37.0% |
| 2002 | 29.9% | 37.1% |
| 2001 | 28.9% | 37.2% |
| 2000 | 28.3% | 37.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 42.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 35.5%, the figure has changed by +7.7 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Benin has the 85th highest value.
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Forest area
28.1%
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Cereal yield
1,356 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$3.58e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
53.5%e (Estimate)
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Pesticide use
2.06e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
11.3e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT