Land use for vegetable oil crops in Benin
Benin: Land use for vegetable oil crops was 42,069 hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
42,069 hectares
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
24th
of 44 countries
All-time high
42,069 hectares
in 2024
All-time low
15,000 hectares
in 1991
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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.
Land use for vegetable oil crops in Benin, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 30,000 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 24,000 hectares | -20.0% |
| 1986 | 24,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 24,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 24,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 18,000 hectares | -25.0% |
| 1990 | 18,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 15,000 hectares | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 15,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 15,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 15,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 18,000 hectares | +20.0% |
| 1996 | 18,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 19,000 hectares | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 20,000 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 20,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 21,000 hectares | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 18,000 hectares | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 18,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20,000 hectares | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 21,000 hectares | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 22,000 hectares | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 22,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 23,000 hectares | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 24,000 hectares | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 25,000 hectares | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 26,000 hectares | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 29,000 hectares | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 32,000 hectares | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 36,000 hectares | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 36,272 hectares | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 34,627 hectares | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 35,105 hectares | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 34,956 hectares | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 35,552 hectares | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 35,792 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 36,430 hectares | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 39,291 hectares | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 40,560 hectares | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 41,814 hectares | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 42,069 hectares | +0.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 42,069 hectares is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41,858 hectares, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Benin's 42,069 hectares is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18,156 hectares, 2.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
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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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 13.7% (2024)
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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