What is the difference in rice yields between Benin and Senegal?

0.05 tonnes per hectare, with Benin ahead.

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

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

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 Rice yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Senegal: Rice yields

Benin

3.9 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Senegal

3.85 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Benin rank

63rd

Senegal rank

65th

Rice yields over time

Benin
Senegal

How they compare

Benin currently reports 3.9 tonnes per hectare against 3.85 tonnes per hectare in Senegal, a difference of 0.05 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Senegal ahead.

Benin ranks 63rd and Senegal ranks 65th of 124 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.5916 tonnes per hectare	1.3 tonnes per hectare	0.7083 tonnes per hectare	Senegal
1970s	1.57 tonnes per hectare	1.2 tonnes per hectare	0.3688 tonnes per hectare	Benin
1980s	1.17 tonnes per hectare	1.82 tonnes per hectare	0.6522 tonnes per hectare	Senegal
1990s	1.64 tonnes per hectare	2.39 tonnes per hectare	0.7542 tonnes per hectare	Senegal
2000s	2.61 tonnes per hectare	2.65 tonnes per hectare	0.0393 tonnes per hectare	Senegal
2010s	3.38 tonnes per hectare	3.75 tonnes per hectare	0.3759 tonnes per hectare	Senegal
2020s	3.91 tonnes per hectare	3.68 tonnes per hectare	0.2266 tonnes per hectare	Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice yields, Benin or Senegal?: Benin, at 3.9 tonnes per hectare against 3.85 tonnes per hectare in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in rice yields between Benin and Senegal?: 0.05 tonnes per hectare, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Senegal?: 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Benin and Senegal rank globally for rice yields?: Benin ranks 63rd and Senegal ranks 65th of 124 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 Rice yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rice yields
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: 124 places, 7,162 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.