Benin vs Sierra Leone: Cereal yields
Benin
1.36 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Sierra Leone
1.37 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Benin rank
151st
Sierra Leone rank
150th
Cereal yields over time
- Benin
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 1.37 tonnes per hectare against 1.36 tonnes per hectare in Benin, a difference of 0.01 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Benin ranks 151st and Sierra Leone ranks 150th of 185 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 tonnes per hectare | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 0.7493 tonnes per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.6741 tonnes per hectare | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | 0.7011 tonnes per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.7526 tonnes per hectare | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 0.5547 tonnes per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.9948 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 0.1955 tonnes per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 0.0045 tonnes per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 0.0348 tonnes per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 0.3171 tonnes per hectare | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yields, Benin or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 1.37 tonnes per hectare against 1.36 tonnes per hectare in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yields between Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 0.01 tonnes per hectare, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Sierra Leone rank globally for cereal yields?
- Benin ranks 151st and Sierra Leone ranks 150th 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.