Benin vs Dominican Republic: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Benin
2.66 million tonnes
in 2022
Dominican Republic
2.36 million tonnes
in 2023
Benin rank
56th
Dominican Republic rank
59th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Benin
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Benin currently reports 2.66 million tonnes against 2.36 million tonnes in Dominican Republic, a difference of 298,000 tonnes.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Benin ranks 56th and Dominican Republic ranks 59th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Dominican Republic in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,111 tonnes | 99,111 tonnes | 84,000 tonnes | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 32,500 tonnes | 234,300 tonnes | 201,800 tonnes | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 99,600 tonnes | 487,200 tonnes | 387,600 tonnes | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 246,800 tonnes | 995,400 tonnes | 748,600 tonnes | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 442,600 tonnes | 1.51 million tonnes | 1.07 million tonnes | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 1.98 million tonnes | 1.92 million tonnes | 58,700 tonnes | Benin |
| 2020s | 2.23 million tonnes | 2.19 million tonnes | 47,333 tonnes | Benin |
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 Dominican Republic?
- Benin, at 2.66 million tonnes against 2.36 million tonnes in Dominican Republic as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Benin and Dominican Republic?
- 298,000 tonnes, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Dominican Republic?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Dominican Republic rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Benin ranks 56th and Dominican Republic ranks 59th 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.