Benin vs Rwanda: Millet yields
Benin
0.732 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Rwanda
0.8241 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Benin rank
71st
Rwanda rank
68th
Millet yields over time
- Benin
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.8241 tonnes per hectare against 0.732 tonnes per hectare in Benin, a difference of 0.0921 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Rwanda ahead.
Benin ranks 71st and Rwanda ranks 68th of 89 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3508 tonnes per hectare | 0.585 tonnes per hectare | 0.2342 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
| 1970s | 0.3881 tonnes per hectare | 0.622 tonnes per hectare | 0.2339 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 0.5942 tonnes per hectare | 0.5473 tonnes per hectare | 0.0469 tonnes per hectare | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.6942 tonnes per hectare | 0.4939 tonnes per hectare | 0.2003 tonnes per hectare | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.8184 tonnes per hectare | 0.8787 tonnes per hectare | 0.0604 tonnes per hectare | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 0.8623 tonnes per hectare | 0.6804 tonnes per hectare | 0.1819 tonnes per hectare | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.9082 tonnes per hectare | 0.7284 tonnes per hectare | 0.1797 tonnes per hectare | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher millet yields, Benin or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 0.8241 tonnes per hectare against 0.732 tonnes per hectare in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in millet yields between Benin and Rwanda?
- 0.0921 tonnes per hectare, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Rwanda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Rwanda rank globally for millet yields?
- Benin ranks 71st and Rwanda ranks 68th of 89 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 Millet 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.