Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Benin
Benin: Cassava, fresh — Area harvested was 298,564 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Benin recorded 298,564 ha for cassava, fresh — area harvested in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Benin peaked at 388,908 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 70,000 ha, in 1968.
That places Benin 17th out of 93 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.
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Benin, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 74,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 82,000 ha | +10.8% |
| 1963 | 84,000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 90,000 ha | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 98,000 ha | +8.9% |
| 1966 | 91,000 ha | -7.1% |
| 1967 | 75,000 ha | -17.6% |
| 1968 | 70,000 ha | -6.7% |
| 1969 | 107,950 ha | +54.2% |
| 1970 | 115,910 ha | +7.4% |
| 1971 | 107,613 ha | -7.2% |
| 1972 | 100,500 ha | -6.6% |
| 1973 | 96,800 ha | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 96,500 ha | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 76,800 ha | -20.4% |
| 1976 | 79,400 ha | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 84,900 ha | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 110,700 ha | +30.4% |
| 1979 | 113,300 ha | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 88,479 ha | -21.9% |
| 1981 | 93,609 ha | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 94,409 ha | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 86,572 ha | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 98,640 ha | +13.9% |
| 1985 | 101,547 ha | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 103,220 ha | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 86,640 ha | -16.1% |
| 1988 | 118,443 ha | +36.7% |
| 1989 | 121,710 ha | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 117,500 ha | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 126,015 ha | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 124,238 ha | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 135,000 ha | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 140,674 ha | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 157,950 ha | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 167,076 ha | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 185,784 ha | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 189,400 ha | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 202,117 ha | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 219,404 ha | +8.6% |
| 2001 | 240,048 ha | +9.4% |
| 2002 | 261,750 ha | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 237,894 ha | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 226,434 ha | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 222,419 ha | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 218,270 ha | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 167,100 ha | -23.4% |
| 2008 | 265,500 ha | +58.9% |
| 2009 | 257,407 ha | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 285,765 ha | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 209,812 ha | -26.6% |
| 2012 | 247,754 ha | +18.1% |
| 2013 | 265,697 ha | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 296,641 ha | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 284,033 ha | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 297,978 ha | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 306,703 ha | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 280,810 ha | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 319,299 ha | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 346,382 ha | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 362,000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 388,908 ha | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 330,090 ha | -15.1% |
| 2024 | 298,564 ha | -9.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 298,564 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 150,434 ha, 2.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Benin's 298,564 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 95,885 ha, 3.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85,772 ha | 70,000 ha | 107,950 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 98,242 ha | 76,800 ha | 115,910 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 99,327 ha | 86,572 ha | 121,710 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 154,575 ha | 117,500 ha | 202,117 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 231,623 ha | 167,100 ha | 265,500 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 279,449 ha | 209,812 ha | 319,299 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 345,189 ha | 298,564 ha | 388,908 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 14 Madagascar 322,141 ha compare
- 15 China 310,183 ha compare
- 15 Polynesia 707 ha compare
- 16 China, mainland 309,857 ha compare
- 18 Cabo Verde 265 ha compare
- 18 Zambia 267,331 ha compare
- 19 Sierra Leone 262,326 ha compare
- 20 Malawi 246,235 ha compare
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 cassava, fresh — area harvested in Benin?
- Cassava, fresh — area harvested in Benin was 298,564 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 388,908 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 70,000 ha in 1968.
- How does Benin rank for cassava, fresh — area harvested?
- Benin ranks 17th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — area harvested rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 Cassava, fresh — Area harvested. 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.