Benin vs Jamaica: Cereal yields
Benin
1.36 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Jamaica
1.34 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Benin rank
151st
Jamaica rank
153rd
Cereal yields over time
- Benin
- Jamaica
How they compare
Benin currently reports 1.36 tonnes per hectare against 1.34 tonnes per hectare in Jamaica, a difference of 0.02 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Jamaica ahead.
Benin ranks 151st and Jamaica ranks 153rd of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.54 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.5649 tonnes per hectare | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0.6741 tonnes per hectare | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 0.8859 tonnes per hectare | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.7526 tonnes per hectare | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | 0.8903 tonnes per hectare | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0.9948 tonnes per hectare | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 0.3192 tonnes per hectare | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 0.0476 tonnes per hectare | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.1981 tonnes per hectare | Benin |
| 2020s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.1617 tonnes per hectare | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yields, Benin or Jamaica?
- Benin, at 1.36 tonnes per hectare against 1.34 tonnes per hectare in Jamaica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yields between Benin and Jamaica?
- 0.02 tonnes per hectare, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Jamaica?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Jamaica rank globally for cereal yields?
- Benin ranks 151st and Jamaica ranks 153rd of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.