Benin vs Sierra Leone: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita
Benin
1.36 kg per hectare
in 2024
Sierra Leone
1.47 kg per hectare
in 2023
Benin rank
148th
Sierra Leone rank
146th
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita over time
- Benin
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 1.47 kg per hectare against 1.36 kg per hectare in Benin, a difference of 0.11 kg per hectare.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Benin ranks 148th and Sierra Leone ranks 146th of 180 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.54 kg per hectare | 1.29 kg per hectare | 0.7493 kg per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.6741 kg per hectare | 1.38 kg per hectare | 0.7011 kg per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.7526 kg per hectare | 1.31 kg per hectare | 0.5547 kg per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.9948 kg per hectare | 1.19 kg per hectare | 0.1955 kg per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 1.18 kg per hectare | 1.18 kg per hectare | 0.0045 kg per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 1.39 kg per hectare | 1.42 kg per hectare | 0.0348 kg per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1.33 kg per hectare | 1.76 kg per hectare | 0.4267 kg per hectare | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. gdp per capita, Benin or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 1.47 kg per hectare against 1.36 kg per hectare in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. gdp per capita between Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 0.11 kg per hectare, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Sierra Leone rank globally for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Benin ranks 148th and Sierra Leone ranks 146th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.