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Agricultural land in Benin

Agricultural land in Benin was 43.1% in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 0.4 pts from 2023. That is the 89th highest of 224 countries in 2024.

202443.1% Estimated
Change on 2023+0.4 pts
Rank89th of 224Countries ranked
Series high43.32022
Series low12.51961

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Agricultural land in Benin, 1961 to 2024

102030405019611971198119912001201120241961: 12.5 %1962: 12.7 %1963: 12.9 %1964: 13.1 %1965: 13.3 %1966: 13.5 %1967: 13.9 %1968: 14.2 %1969: 14.9 %1970: 15.1 %1971: 15.6 %1972: 15.9 %1973: 16 %1974: 16.3 %1975: 16.6 %1976: 16.8 %1977: 17.1 %1978: 17.3 %1979: 17.5 %1980: 17.8 %1981: 18.1 %1982: 18.4 %1983: 18.4 %1984: 18.6 %1985: 18.9 %1986: 19.4 %1987: 19.5 %1988: 19.6 %1989: 19.6 %1990: 20.1 %1991: 20.1 %1992: 20.3 %1993: 20.6 %1994: 21.2 %1995: 22.3 %1996: 24 %1997: 25.6 %1998: 27 %1999: 27.6 %2000: 28.3 %2001: 28.9 %2002: 29.9 %2003: 30.8 %2004: 30.7 %2005: 30.8 %2006: 29.6 %2007: 30 %2008: 31.8 %2009: 33.2 %2010: 30.9 %2011: 32.1 %2012: 33.4 %2013: 35.3 %2014: 35.5 %2015: 36.1 %2016: 34.4 %2017: 36.6 %2018: 40.3 %2019: 41.8 %2020: 39.8 %2021: 41.5 %2022: 43.3 %2023: 42.7 %2024: 43.1 %102030405019611983200520241961: 12.5 %1962: 12.7 %1963: 12.9 %1964: 13.1 %1965: 13.3 %1966: 13.5 %1967: 13.9 %1968: 14.2 %1969: 14.9 %1970: 15.1 %1971: 15.6 %1972: 15.9 %1973: 16 %1974: 16.3 %1975: 16.6 %1976: 16.8 %1977: 17.1 %1978: 17.3 %1979: 17.5 %1980: 17.8 %1981: 18.1 %1982: 18.4 %1983: 18.4 %1984: 18.6 %1985: 18.9 %1986: 19.4 %1987: 19.5 %1988: 19.6 %1989: 19.6 %1990: 20.1 %1991: 20.1 %1992: 20.3 %1993: 20.6 %1994: 21.2 %1995: 22.3 %1996: 24 %1997: 25.6 %1998: 27 %1999: 27.6 %2000: 28.3 %2001: 28.9 %2002: 29.9 %2003: 30.8 %2004: 30.7 %2005: 30.8 %2006: 29.6 %2007: 30 %2008: 31.8 %2009: 33.2 %2010: 30.9 %2011: 32.1 %2012: 33.4 %2013: 35.3 %2014: 35.5 %2015: 36.1 %2016: 34.4 %2017: 36.6 %2018: 40.3 %2019: 41.8 %2020: 39.8 %2021: 41.5 %2022: 43.3 %2023: 42.7 %2024: 43.1 %
%. Source: FAOSTAT, Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-02.
All 64 values
Period%
202443.1 Estimated
202342.7 Estimated
202243.3 Estimated
202141.5 Estimated
202039.8 Estimated
201941.8 Estimated
201840.3 Estimated
201736.6 Estimated
201634.4 Estimated
201536.1 Estimated
201435.5 Estimated
201335.3 Estimated
201233.4 Estimated
201132.1 Estimated
201030.9 Estimated
200933.2 Estimated
200831.8 Estimated
200730 Estimated
200629.6 Estimated
200530.8 Estimated
200430.7 Estimated
200330.8 Estimated
200229.9 Estimated
200128.9 Estimated
200028.3 Estimated
199927.6 Estimated
199827 Estimated
199725.6 Estimated
199624 Estimated
199522.3 Estimated
199421.2 Estimated
199320.6 Estimated
199220.3 Estimated
199120.1 Estimated
199020.1 Estimated
198919.6 Estimated
198819.6 Estimated
198719.5 Estimated
198619.4 Estimated
198518.9 Estimated
198418.6 Estimated
198318.4 Estimated
198218.4 Estimated
198118.1 Estimated
198017.8 Estimated
197917.5 Estimated
197817.3 Estimated
197717.1 Estimated
197616.8 Estimated
197516.6 Estimated
197416.3 Estimated
197316 Estimated
197215.9 Estimated
197115.6 Estimated
197015.1 Estimated
196914.9 Estimated
196814.2 Estimated
196713.9 Estimated
196613.5 Estimated
196513.3 Estimated
196413.1 Estimated
196312.9 Estimated
196212.7 Estimated
196112.5 Estimated

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Definition

Agricultural land as a share of land area: cropland (arable land and permanent crops) plus permanent meadows and pastures. Land area excludes inland waters. FAOSTAT land use domain, element "Share in Land area".

Many countries report land use rarely, so FAO often carries the last figure forward and recent years can repeat earlier ones. This is the FAO series the World Bank republishes as AG.LND.AGRI.ZS. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

How to cite

FAO. 2026. FAOSTAT: Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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APA 7

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2026). Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209) (Agricultural land, Benin, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

MLA 9

Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209), Agricultural land, Benin, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2 Oct. 2026, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/benin. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2026. Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Agricultural land, Benin, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/benin.

Harvard

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209), Agricultural land, Benin, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/benin (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, \% (item 6610, element 7209): Agricultural land, Benin, 1961 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs_LandUse_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/agricultural-land-share/benin. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2026. FAOSTAT: Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, \% (item 6610, element 7209). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Inputs\_LandUse\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}
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What is the agricultural land in Benin?

Agricultural land in Benin was 43.1% in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 0.4 pts from 2023. That is the 89th highest of 224 countries in 2024.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Land, Inputs and Sustainability: Land Use (RL): Agricultural land, share in land area, % (item 6610, element 7209). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest agricultural land in Benin?

43.3% in 2022, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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