Benin arable land for 2023 was 3,545,952, a 0% increase from 2022.
Benin arable land for 2022 was 3,545,952, a 1.69% increase from 2021.
Benin arable land for 2021 was 3,486,915, a 4.67% increase from 2020.
Benin arable land for 2020 was 3,331,259, a 5.84% decline from 2019.
Arable land (in hectares) 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. The full historical dataset is available for download here: Benin Arable Land | Historical Data | 1961 - 2023.