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
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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

Indicator
Sorghum 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
115 places, 6,139 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed

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