Benin vs Ghana: Sorghum yields
Benin
1.32 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ghana
1.26 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Benin rank
63rd
Ghana rank
66th
Sorghum yields over time
- Benin
- Ghana
How they compare
Benin currently reports 1.32 tonnes per hectare against 1.26 tonnes per hectare in Ghana, a difference of 0.06 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.
Benin ranks 63rd and Ghana ranks 66th of 114 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5331 tonnes per hectare | 0.6436 tonnes per hectare | 0.1105 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 1970s | 0.6921 tonnes per hectare | 0.7502 tonnes per hectare | 0.058 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 1980s | 0.6982 tonnes per hectare | 0.6582 tonnes per hectare | 0.0399 tonnes per hectare | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.7854 tonnes per hectare | 0.9899 tonnes per hectare | 0.2045 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 2000s | 0.9299 tonnes per hectare | 0.9934 tonnes per hectare | 0.0635 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 2010s | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.0026 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
| 2020s | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 0.1666 tonnes per hectare | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sorghum yields, Benin or Ghana?
- Benin, at 1.32 tonnes per hectare against 1.26 tonnes per hectare in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in sorghum yields between Benin and Ghana?
- 0.06 tonnes per hectare, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ghana?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Ghana rank globally for sorghum yields?
- Benin ranks 63rd and Ghana ranks 66th of 114 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.