Land area in Benin
Benin: Land area was 11,276 ha th in 2025. β¬ Flat
Latest (2025)
11,276 ha th
World rank
100th
of 236 countries
All-time high
11,276 ha th
in 1990
All-time low
11,276 ha th
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990β2025
Land area in Benin, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in ha th.
Analysis
Benin recorded 11,276 ha th for land area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area in Benin peaked at 11,276 ha th in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11,276 ha th, in 1990.
Benin ranks 100th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,276 ha th | 11,276 ha th | 11,276 ha th | 1 |
| 2000s | 11,276 ha th | 11,276 ha th | 11,276 ha th | 1 |
| 2010s | 11,276 ha th | 11,276 ha th | 11,276 ha th | 2 |
| 2020s | 11,276 ha th | 11,276 ha th | 11,276 ha th | 2 |
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More development goals data for Benin
- Red List Index 0.9795 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 7.6 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 132.65 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 15 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 15 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 10 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 11 (2025)
- Infant deaths 21,555 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in Benin?
- Land area in Benin was 11,276 ha th in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest land area recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 11,276 ha th in 1990.
- What is the lowest land area recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,276 ha th in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for land area?
- Benin ranks 100th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is land area rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Land area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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