Land use for vegetable oil crops in Benin
Benin: Land use for vegetable oil crops was 42,069 hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land use for vegetable oil crops in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use for vegetable oil crops in Benin is 42,069 hectares, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use for vegetable oil crops in Benin peaked at 42,069 hectares in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15,000 hectares, in 1991.
Benin ranks 24th of 44 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30,000 hectares | 30,000 hectares | 30,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 30,000 hectares | 30,000 hectares | 30,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,400 hectares | 18,000 hectares | 30,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,300 hectares | 15,000 hectares | 20,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,400 hectares | 18,000 hectares | 25,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,530 hectares | 26,000 hectares | 36,272 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,033 hectares | 36,430 hectares | 42,069 hectares | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Benin
- Fuel imports 13.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 0.1% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 58.6% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 68.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use for vegetable oil crops in Benin?
- Land use for vegetable oil crops in Benin was 42,069 hectares in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use for vegetable oil crops recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 42,069 hectares in 2024.
- What is the lowest land use for vegetable oil crops recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,000 hectares in 1991.
- How does Benin rank for land use for vegetable oil crops?
- Benin ranks 24th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use for vegetable oil crops rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use for vegetable oil crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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