Benin vs Democratic Republic of the Congo: Yams — Area harvested
Yams — Area harvested over time
- Benin
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
How they compare
Benin currently reports 209,313 ha against 27,602 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 181,711 ha.
That makes Benin's figure about 7.6 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 3rd and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 6th of 61 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59,406 ha | 13,444 ha | 45,961 ha | Benin |
| 1970s | 55,197 ha | 23,210 ha | 31,987 ha | Benin |
| 1980s | 80,847 ha | 30,940 ha | 49,907 ha | Benin |
| 1990s | 119,711 ha | 27,547 ha | 92,164 ha | Benin |
| 2000s | 165,066 ha | 18,971 ha | 146,095 ha | Benin |
| 2010s | 208,800 ha | 22,749 ha | 186,051 ha | Benin |
| 2020s | 249,580 ha | 26,329 ha | 223,251 ha | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yams — area harvested, Benin or Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Benin, at 209,313 ha against 27,602 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yams — area harvested between Benin and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- 181,711 ha, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Democratic Republic of the Congo rank globally for yams — area harvested?
- Benin ranks 3rd and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 6th of 61 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Yams — Area harvested. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.