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Benin: Agricultural land (sq. km)

48,646sq km · 2024+21.7% since 2014

Agricultural land refers to the land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land 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. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops. Annual figures for Benin from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (sq km)Note
202448,646
202348,197.1
202248,808.8
202146,843.7
202044,858.8
201947,154.2
201845,459
201741,265.1
201638,767.5
201540,732.2
201439,979
201339,805.4
201237,652
201136,193.7
201034,871.4
200937,403.3
200835,838.9
200733,791
200633,393.3
200534,735.5
200434,592.5
200334,710
200233,673.4
200132,595.3
200031,918.8
199931,060
199830,408.2
199728,898.7
199627,048.4
199525,146.1
199423,870.6
199323,258.4
199222,901.7
199122,683.1
199022,613
198922,055.6
198822,061.6
198721,959.8
198621,859.8
198521,258.6
198420,928
198320,738
198220,753
198120,348
198020,043
197919,733
197819,537.1
197719,325.6
197618,993.1
197518,728.1
197418,327.2
197318,057.2
197217,867.2
197117,556.3
197017,066.7
196916,850.3
196816,003.6
196715,695.6
196615,257.6
196514,957.7
196414,737.7
196314,557.1
196214,351.5
196114,145.6

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Agricultural land (sq. km). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-agricultural-land (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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