Cereal yields in Benin
Benin: Cereal yields was 1.36 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yields in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yields in Benin is 1.36 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 20.4% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Benin peaked at 1.52 tonnes per hectare in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4899 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
That places Benin 151st out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.54 tonnes per hectare | 0.4899 tonnes per hectare | 0.5775 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6741 tonnes per hectare | 0.5327 tonnes per hectare | 0.754 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7526 tonnes per hectare | 0.5999 tonnes per hectare | 0.8558 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9948 tonnes per hectare | 0.8479 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Benin
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 22.9% (2025)
- Rural population 6.91 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 46.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 52.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 22.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 22.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.14 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yields in Benin?
- Cereal yields in Benin was 1.36 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yields recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4899 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Benin rank for cereal yields?
- Benin ranks 151st out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.