Benin - Land under cereal production

Land under cereal production (hectares)

The value for Land under cereal production (hectares) in Benin was 1,616,613 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 57 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,616,613 in 2018 and a minimum value of 383,638 in 1976.

Definition: Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1961 531,800
1962 585,468
1963 553,182
1964 556,454
1965 519,948
1966 493,391
1967 543,196
1968 508,454
1969 493,091
1970 493,826
1971 446,885
1972 488,973
1973 500,470
1974 473,845
1975 403,870
1976 383,638
1977 432,443
1978 563,890
1979 539,828
1980 481,650
1981 553,152
1982 542,482
1983 585,376
1984 604,468
1985 625,625
1986 593,932
1987 552,571
1988 667,296
1989 661,838
1990 643,859
1991 665,691
1992 667,314
1993 680,219
1994 674,452
1995 675,896
1996 707,595
1997 784,772
1998 821,252
1999 838,189
2000 901,324
2001 881,728
2002 960,147
2003 907,779
2004 967,614
2005 1,013,628
2006 920,580
2007 901,020
2008 1,093,977
2009 1,059,450
2010 1,110,660
2011 1,017,434
2012 1,147,742
2013 1,211,080
2014 1,173,784
2015 1,229,296
2016 1,246,199
2017 1,350,154
2018 1,616,613

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Agricultural production