Benin vs Cote d'Ivoire: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Benin
2.66 million tonnes
in 2022
Cote d'Ivoire
3.05 million tonnes
in 2023
Benin rank
56th
Cote d'Ivoire rank
53rd
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Benin
- Cote d'Ivoire
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 3.05 million tonnes against 2.66 million tonnes in Benin, a difference of 396,000 tonnes.
That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
Benin ranks 56th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 53rd of 192 countries.
Cote d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Cote d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,111 tonnes | 118,111 tonnes | 103,000 tonnes | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1970s | 32,500 tonnes | 236,100 tonnes | 203,600 tonnes | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1980s | 99,600 tonnes | 641,100 tonnes | 541,500 tonnes | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 246,800 tonnes | 714,300 tonnes | 467,500 tonnes | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 442,600 tonnes | 1.26 million tonnes | 813,100 tonnes | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 1.98 million tonnes | 2.60 million tonnes | 620,700 tonnes | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 2.23 million tonnes | 3.23 million tonnes | 990,667 tonnes | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Benin or Cote d'Ivoire?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 3.05 million tonnes against 2.66 million tonnes in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Benin and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 396,000 tonnes, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Benin ranks 56th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 53rd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports and exports are measured as the net sum of all cereal crop varieties. Countries which lie above the grey line are net importers of cereals; those below the line are net exporters.