How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and USSR?

31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.

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 Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs USSR: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production

Benin

1.36 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

USSR

1.52 tonnes per hectare

in 1991

Benin rank

152nd

USSR rank

149th

Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production over time

Benin
USSR

How they compare

USSR currently reports 1.52 tonnes per hectare against 1.36 tonnes per hectare in Benin, a difference of 0.16 tonnes per hectare.

That makes USSR's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 152nd and USSR ranks 149th of 186 countries.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.54 tonnes per hectare	1.08 tonnes per hectare	0.5403 tonnes per hectare	USSR
1970s	0.6741 tonnes per hectare	1.44 tonnes per hectare	0.7683 tonnes per hectare	USSR
1980s	0.7526 tonnes per hectare	1.52 tonnes per hectare	0.768 tonnes per hectare	USSR
1990s	0.8633 tonnes per hectare	1.76 tonnes per hectare	0.9014 tonnes per hectare	USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production, Benin or USSR?: USSR, at 1.52 tonnes per hectare against 1.36 tonnes per hectare in Benin as of 1991.
What is the difference in change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production between Benin and USSR?: 0.16 tonnes per hectare, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and USSR?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 1991.
How do Benin and USSR rank globally for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?: Benin ranks 152nd and USSR ranks 149th of 186 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 Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 10,534 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Measured in tonnes per hectare.