Benin | Agricultural land (sq. km)

Agricultural land refers to the share of 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.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Republic of Benin
Records
53
Source
Benin | Agricultural land (sq. km)
1960
1961 14420
1962 14620
1963 14820
1964 15020
1965 15220
1966 15520
1967 15920
1968 16220
1969 17070
1970 17270
1971 17770
1972 18070
1973 18270
1974 18570
1975 18970
1976 19270
1977 19570
1978 19770
1979 19970
1980 20270
1981 20570
1982 20900
1983 21000
1984 21100
1985 21300
1986 21900
1987 22000
1988 22100
1989 22200
1990 22700
1991 22800
1992 22950
1993 23200
1994 24000
1995 25200
1996 27100
1997 28900
1998 30500
1999 31100
2000 31950
2001 32650
2002 33650
2003 34670
2004 35670
2005 35200
2006 33350
2007 33400
2008 34450
2009 33000
2010 33900
2011 34300
2012

Benin | Agricultural land (sq. km)

Agricultural land refers to the share of 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.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Republic of Benin
Records
53
Source