Benin vs Botswana: Sorghum yields
Benin
1.32 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Botswana
1.32 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Benin rank
63rd
Botswana rank
61st
Sorghum yields over time
- Benin
- Botswana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1.32 tonnes per hectare against 1.32 tonnes per hectare in Benin, a difference of 0 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 63rd and Botswana ranks 61st of 115 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 6 and Botswana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5331 tonnes per hectare | 0.2928 tonnes per hectare | 0.2403 tonnes per hectare | Benin |
| 1970s | 0.6921 tonnes per hectare | 0.4188 tonnes per hectare | 0.2734 tonnes per hectare | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.6982 tonnes per hectare | 0.1977 tonnes per hectare | 0.5005 tonnes per hectare | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.7854 tonnes per hectare | 0.3217 tonnes per hectare | 0.4637 tonnes per hectare | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.9299 tonnes per hectare | 0.434 tonnes per hectare | 0.4959 tonnes per hectare | Benin |
| 2010s | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.4588 tonnes per hectare | 0.6888 tonnes per hectare | Benin |
| 2020s | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | 0.5289 tonnes per hectare | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum yields, Benin or Botswana?
- Botswana, at 1.32 tonnes per hectare against 1.32 tonnes per hectare in Benin as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum yields between Benin and Botswana?
- 0 tonnes per hectare, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Botswana?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Botswana rank globally for sorghum yields?
- Benin ranks 63rd and Botswana ranks 61st of 115 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 Sorghum 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.