Benin vs Guinea-Bissau: Corn yields
Benin
1.19 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
1 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Benin rank
146th
Guinea-Bissau rank
149th
Corn yields over time
- Benin
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Benin currently reports 1.19 tonnes per hectare against 1 tonnes per hectare in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.19 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Benin ranks 146th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 149th of 170 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Guinea-Bissau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5565 tonnes per hectare | 0.7167 tonnes per hectare | 0.1602 tonnes per hectare | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 0.6772 tonnes per hectare | 0.6463 tonnes per hectare | 0.0309 tonnes per hectare | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.7694 tonnes per hectare | 0.8249 tonnes per hectare | 0.0555 tonnes per hectare | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.9954 tonnes per hectare | 0.0671 tonnes per hectare | Benin |
| 2000s | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.1109 tonnes per hectare | Benin |
| 2010s | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 0.9683 tonnes per hectare | 0.3169 tonnes per hectare | Benin |
| 2020s | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.1529 tonnes per hectare | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher corn yields, Benin or Guinea-Bissau?
- Benin, at 1.19 tonnes per hectare against 1 tonnes per hectare in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in corn yields between Benin and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.19 tonnes per hectare, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea-Bissau?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for corn yields?
- Benin ranks 146th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 149th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Corn yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.