Benin vs Kenya: Groundnut yields
Benin
0.9337 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Kenya
0.9361 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Benin rank
83rd
Kenya rank
82nd
Groundnut yields over time
- Benin
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.9361 tonnes per hectare against 0.9337 tonnes per hectare in Benin, a difference of 0.0024 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.
Benin ranks 83rd and Kenya ranks 82nd of 120 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4327 tonnes per hectare | 0.5955 tonnes per hectare | 0.1628 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.6802 tonnes per hectare | 0.6117 tonnes per hectare | 0.0685 tonnes per hectare | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.6608 tonnes per hectare | 0.6225 tonnes per hectare | 0.0383 tonnes per hectare | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.7752 tonnes per hectare | 0.8652 tonnes per hectare | 0.09 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.9154 tonnes per hectare | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 0.3962 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.9114 tonnes per hectare | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.9507 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.1057 tonnes per hectare | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher groundnut yields, Benin or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 0.9361 tonnes per hectare against 0.9337 tonnes per hectare in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in groundnut yields between Benin and Kenya?
- 0.0024 tonnes per hectare, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Kenya?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Kenya rank globally for groundnut yields?
- Benin ranks 83rd and Kenya ranks 82nd of 120 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 Groundnut yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.