What is the difference in soybean yields between Benin and Nigeria?

0 tonnes per hectare, with Benin ahead.

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

40 years are reported by both, from 1985 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 Soybean yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Nigeria: Soybean yields

Benin

1.02 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Nigeria

1.02 tonnes per hectare

in 2024

Benin rank

83rd

Nigeria rank

84th

Soybean yields over time

Benin
Nigeria

How they compare

Benin currently reports 1.02 tonnes per hectare against 1.02 tonnes per hectare in Nigeria, a difference of 0 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 83rd and Nigeria ranks 84th of 106 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.6497 tonnes per hectare	0.3372 tonnes per hectare	0.3125 tonnes per hectare	Benin
1990s	0.6671 tonnes per hectare	0.4817 tonnes per hectare	0.1854 tonnes per hectare	Benin
2000s	0.726 tonnes per hectare	0.8819 tonnes per hectare	0.1559 tonnes per hectare	Nigeria
2010s	1 tonnes per hectare	0.9376 tonnes per hectare	0.0662 tonnes per hectare	Benin
2020s	1.12 tonnes per hectare	1.09 tonnes per hectare	0.0297 tonnes per hectare	Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher soybean yields, Benin or Nigeria?: Benin, at 1.02 tonnes per hectare against 1.02 tonnes per hectare in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in soybean yields between Benin and Nigeria?: 0 tonnes per hectare, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Nigeria?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Benin and Nigeria rank globally for soybean yields?: Benin ranks 83rd and Nigeria ranks 84th of 106 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 Soybean yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Soybean 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: 106 places, 4,851 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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