Benin vs Small island developing States (SIDS): Yams — Area harvested
Yams — Area harvested over time
- Benin
- Small island developing States (SIDS)
How they compare
Benin currently reports 209,313 ha against 66,615 ha in Small island developing States (SIDS), a difference of 142,698 ha.
That makes Benin's figure about 3.1 times Small island developing States (SIDS)'s.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 3rd and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 3rd of 61 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 6 and Small island developing States (SIDS) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Small island developing States (SIDS) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59,406 ha | 52,122 ha | 7,284 ha | Benin |
| 1970s | 55,197 ha | 65,751 ha | 10,554 ha | Small island developing States (SIDS) |
| 1980s | 80,847 ha | 71,817 ha | 9,030 ha | Benin |
| 1990s | 119,711 ha | 92,777 ha | 26,934 ha | Benin |
| 2000s | 165,066 ha | 102,577 ha | 62,489 ha | Benin |
| 2010s | 208,800 ha | 110,782 ha | 98,018 ha | Benin |
| 2020s | 249,580 ha | 71,203 ha | 178,377 ha | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yams — area harvested, Benin or Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Benin, at 209,313 ha against 66,615 ha in Small island developing States (SIDS) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yams — area harvested between Benin and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- 142,698 ha, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Small island developing States (SIDS) rank globally for yams — area harvested?
- Benin ranks 3rd and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 3rd 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.