Cashew nuts, in shell — Production in Benin
Benin: Cashew nuts, in shell — Production was 212,624 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cashew nuts, in shell — Production in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, cashew nuts, in shell — production in Benin stood at 212,624 t.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cashew nuts, in shell — production in Benin peaked at 225,230 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 50 t, in 1961.
That places Benin 6th out of 37 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 134.11 t | 50 t | 410 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 728.9 t | 345 t | 1,300 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,374 t | 1,086 t | 3,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 14,892 t | 3,000 t | 30,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 58,704 t | 40,000 t | 117,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 155,864 t | 102,137 t | 225,230 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 183,962 t | 137,926 t | 215,000 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 528,262 t compare
- 4 Viet Nam 306,185 t compare
- 5 Ghana 218,576 t compare
- 7 Brazil 159,212 t compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 147,617 t compare
- 9 Mozambique 142,250 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Benin
- Agriculture share gdp 22.92 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 22.92 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 52.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
- Rural population 46.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 6.91 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 22.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 20,973 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cashew nuts, in shell — production in Benin?
- Cashew nuts, in shell — production in Benin was 212,624 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cashew nuts, in shell — production recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 225,230 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest cashew nuts, in shell — production recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 t in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for cashew nuts, in shell — production?
- Benin ranks 6th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cashew nuts, in shell — production rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cashew nuts, in shell — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.