Agriculture share gdp in Benin
Benin: Agriculture share gdp was 22.92 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture share gdp in Benin, 1960–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture share gdp in Benin is 22.92, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture share gdp in Benin peaked at 46.19 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 22.92, in 2025.
Benin ranks 31st of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Agriculture share gdp in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 46.16 | — |
| 1961 | 46.19 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 44.71 | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 43.72 | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 45.53 | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 44.62 | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 45.15 | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 42.08 | -6.8% |
| 1968 | 38.87 | -7.6% |
| 1969 | 38.5 | -1.0% |
| 1970 | 36.33 | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 34.36 | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 34.23 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 33.62 | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 31.53 | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 30.54 | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 33.2 | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 31.86 | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 34.54 | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 34.99 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 35.43 | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 32.66 | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 32.5 | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 33.16 | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 33.31 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 31.55 | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 33.67 | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 33.28 | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 34.38 | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 37.86 | +10.1% |
| 1990 | 34.65 | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 35.04 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 33.94 | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 34.12 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 32.29 | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 33.09 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 35.71 | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 35.78 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 36.58 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 24.53 | -32.9% |
| 2000 | 23.54 | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 25.05 | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 25.38 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 24.45 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 26.52 | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 26.69 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 26.63 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 26.97 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 26.83 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 26.98 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 25.84 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 25.8 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 25.77 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 25.28 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 25.62 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 26.39 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 27.75 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 28.49 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 28.06 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 26.88 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 27.11 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 28.53 | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 26.9 | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 25.4 | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 24.23 | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 22.92 | -5.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 22.92 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.56, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 22.92 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.8, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agriculture share gdp in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -32.9% | 36.58 | 24.53 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.55 | 38.5 | 46.19 | 10 |
| 1970s | 33.52 | 30.54 | 36.33 | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.78 | 31.55 | 37.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.57 | 24.53 | 36.58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.9 | 23.54 | 26.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.59 | 25.28 | 28.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.85 | 22.92 | 28.53 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More agriculture & rural data for Benin
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2998 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.337 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2292 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 380.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6697 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture share gdp in Benin?
- Agriculture share gdp in Benin was 22.92 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agriculture share gdp recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 46.19 in 1961.
- What is the lowest agriculture share gdp recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.92 in 2025.
- How does Benin rank for agriculture share gdp?
- Benin ranks 31st out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture share gdp rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Agriculture share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).