Cashew nuts, in shell — Yield in Benin
Benin: Cashew nuts, in shell — Yield was 436.2 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cashew nuts, in shell — Yield in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cashew nuts, in shell — yield in Benin stood at 436.2 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cashew nuts, in shell — yield in Benin peaked at 456.2 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25 kg/ha, in 1961.
That places Benin 27th out of 32 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cashew nuts, in shell — Yield in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 25 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 25 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 25 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 25 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 25 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 30 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 1967 | 36.4 kg/ha | +21.3% |
| 1968 | 43.6 kg/ha | +19.8% |
| 1969 | 48.2 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 1970 | 68.5 kg/ha | +42.1% |
| 1971 | 61.1 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 1972 | 66.7 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 1973 | 72.2 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 1974 | 80.8 kg/ha | +11.9% |
| 1975 | 38.3 kg/ha | -52.6% |
| 1976 | 82 kg/ha | +114.1% |
| 1977 | 135.1 kg/ha | +64.8% |
| 1978 | 130 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 102 kg/ha | -21.5% |
| 1980 | 108.6 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 115.4 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1982 | 150 kg/ha | +30.0% |
| 1983 | 120 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 1984 | 130 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 120 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 120 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 120 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 120 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 120 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 150 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 1991 | 142.9 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 150 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 154.5 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 153.8 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 150 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 153.8 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 151.5 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 166.2 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 166.7 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 216.2 kg/ha | +29.7% |
| 2001 | 223.2 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 228.7 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 237.7 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 249.1 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 276.3 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 261.9 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 242 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 191.1 kg/ha | -21.0% |
| 2009 | 195 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 300 kg/ha | +53.8% |
| 2011 | 350 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 325 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 325 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 325 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 325 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 325 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 333.7 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 344.1 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 360.9 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 382 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 401.7 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 417.8 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 456.2 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 436.2 kg/ha | -4.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 436.2 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 662.9 kg/ha, 66% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Benin's 436.2 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 808.1 kg/ha, 54% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cashew nuts, in shell — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +114.1% | 38.3 kg/ha | 82 kg/ha |
| 1977 | +64.8% | 82 kg/ha | 135.1 kg/ha |
| 1975 | -52.6% | 80.8 kg/ha | 38.3 kg/ha |
| 2010 | +53.8% | 195 kg/ha | 300 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.47 kg/ha | 25 kg/ha | 48.2 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 83.67 kg/ha | 38.3 kg/ha | 135.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 122.4 kg/ha | 108.6 kg/ha | 150 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 153.94 kg/ha | 142.9 kg/ha | 166.7 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 232.12 kg/ha | 191.1 kg/ha | 276.3 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 331.37 kg/ha | 300 kg/ha | 360.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 418.78 kg/ha | 382 kg/ha | 456.2 kg/ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Benin
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4664 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 22.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 22.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 52.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cashew nuts, in shell — yield in Benin?
- Cashew nuts, in shell — yield in Benin was 436.2 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cashew nuts, in shell — yield recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 456.2 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest cashew nuts, in shell — yield recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for cashew nuts, in shell — yield?
- Benin ranks 27th out of 32 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cashew nuts, in shell — yield rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. 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 — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.