What is the difference in corn yields between Benin and Niger?

0.03 tonnes per hectare, with Niger ahead.

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

64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.

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.

Benin vs Niger: Corn yields

Benin

1.19 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Niger

1.22 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Benin rank

147th

Niger rank

146th

Corn yields over time

Benin
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 1.22 tonnes per hectare against 1.19 tonnes per hectare in Benin, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Niger ahead.

Benin ranks 147th and Niger ranks 146th of 171 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 6 and Niger in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.5565 tonnes per hectare	0.6453 tonnes per hectare	0.0888 tonnes per hectare	Niger
1970s	0.6772 tonnes per hectare	0.6515 tonnes per hectare	0.0257 tonnes per hectare	Benin
1980s	0.7694 tonnes per hectare	0.5769 tonnes per hectare	0.1925 tonnes per hectare	Benin
1990s	1.06 tonnes per hectare	0.7965 tonnes per hectare	0.266 tonnes per hectare	Benin
2000s	1.2 tonnes per hectare	0.7617 tonnes per hectare	0.4396 tonnes per hectare	Benin
2010s	1.29 tonnes per hectare	1.26 tonnes per hectare	0.0299 tonnes per hectare	Benin
2020s	1.16 tonnes per hectare	1.08 tonnes per hectare	0.0822 tonnes per hectare	Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher corn yields, Benin or Niger?: Niger, at 1.22 tonnes per hectare against 1.19 tonnes per hectare in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in corn yields between Benin and Niger?: 0.03 tonnes per hectare, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Niger?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Benin and Niger rank globally for corn yields?: Benin ranks 147th and Niger ranks 146th of 171 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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Indicator: Corn yields
Unit: tonnes per hectare
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); 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: 171 places, 9,544 data points, 1866–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.