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Sources: SPAM (Spatial Production Allocation Model) (You and Wood 2006; You, Wood, and Wood-Sichra 2006, 2009). Notes: ha = hectare; MT = metric tons.
Economic and Demographic Scenarios
Population The population of Benin, projected by the government to be 8.5 million for 2010 (Benin, INSAE 2003) and projected by the United Nations to be 10.0 million (UNPOP 2009), is expected to at least double and possibly grow to more than two and a half times that size by 2050: the low variant is approxi- mately 21 million, while the high variant is almost 27 million (Figure 3.12). These projections correspond to average densities of 186 and 237 people per square kilometers for the low and high variants, respectively.