Benin vs Ghana: Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre

Benin
24.28 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana
25.34 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
56th
Ghana rank
55th

Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre over time

  • Benin
  • Ghana
0510152025196119922023

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 25.34 metric tons per square kilometre against 24.28 metric tons per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 1.06 metric tons per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 56th and Ghana ranks 55th of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Ghana in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Ghana Difference Ahead
1960s 2.54 metric tons per square kilometre 2.11 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4276 metric tons per square kilometre Benin
1970s 2.82 metric tons per square kilometre 3.24 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4185 metric tons per square kilometre Ghana
1980s 3.95 metric tons per square kilometre 3.83 metric tons per square kilometre 0.1193 metric tons per square kilometre Benin
1990s 6.37 metric tons per square kilometre 6.8 metric tons per square kilometre 0.4388 metric tons per square kilometre Ghana
2000s 10.07 metric tons per square kilometre 8.71 metric tons per square kilometre 1.37 metric tons per square kilometre Benin
2010s 15.8 metric tons per square kilometre 13.45 metric tons per square kilometre 2.35 metric tons per square kilometre Benin
2020s 21.17 metric tons per square kilometre 22.41 metric tons per square kilometre 1.24 metric tons per square kilometre Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre, Benin or Ghana?
Ghana, at 25.34 metric tons per square kilometre against 24.28 metric tons per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre between Benin and Ghana?
1.06 metric tons per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ghana?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Benin and Ghana rank globally for cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
Benin ranks 56th and Ghana ranks 55th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cereal production (metric tons), per square kilometre
Unit
metric tons per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
228 places, 13,192 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cereal production (metric tons) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.