Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Benin
Benin: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 2.14 million ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — area harvested in Benin is 2.14 million ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.8% on the previous year and up 82.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Benin peaked at 2.43 million ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 383,638 ha, in 1976.
Benin ranks 56th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Benin, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 531,800 ha | — |
| 1962 | 585,468 ha | +10.1% |
| 1963 | 553,182 ha | -5.5% |
| 1964 | 556,454 ha | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 519,948 ha | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 493,391 ha | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 543,196 ha | +10.1% |
| 1968 | 508,454 ha | -6.4% |
| 1969 | 493,091 ha | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 493,826 ha | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 446,885 ha | -9.5% |
| 1972 | 488,973 ha | +9.4% |
| 1973 | 500,470 ha | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 473,845 ha | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 403,870 ha | -14.8% |
| 1976 | 383,638 ha | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 432,443 ha | +12.7% |
| 1978 | 563,890 ha | +30.4% |
| 1979 | 539,828 ha | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 481,650 ha | -10.8% |
| 1981 | 553,152 ha | +14.8% |
| 1982 | 542,482 ha | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 585,376 ha | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 604,468 ha | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 625,625 ha | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 593,932 ha | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 552,571 ha | -7.0% |
| 1988 | 667,296 ha | +20.8% |
| 1989 | 661,838 ha | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 643,859 ha | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 665,691 ha | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 667,314 ha | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 680,219 ha | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 674,452 ha | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 675,896 ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 707,595 ha | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 784,772 ha | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 821,252 ha | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 838,189 ha | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 901,324 ha | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 881,728 ha | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 960,147 ha | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 907,779 ha | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 967,614 ha | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 1.01 million ha | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 920,580 ha | -9.2% |
| 2007 | 901,020 ha | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.09 million ha | +21.4% |
| 2009 | 1.06 million ha | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.11 million ha | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 1.02 million ha | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 1.15 million ha | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 1.21 million ha | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 1.17 million ha | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.23 million ha | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 1.25 million ha | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.35 million ha | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 1.62 million ha | +20.3% |
| 2019 | 1.76 million ha | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 1.54 million ha | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 1.64 million ha | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 1.69 million ha | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 2.43 million ha | +44.0% |
| 2024 | 2.14 million ha | -11.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 2.14 million ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 777,524 ha, 2.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 2.14 million ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.26 million ha, 1.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 531,665 ha | 493,091 ha | 585,468 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 472,767 ha | 383,638 ha | 563,890 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 586,839 ha | 481,650 ha | 667,296 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 715,924 ha | 643,859 ha | 838,189 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 960,725 ha | 881,728 ha | 1.09 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 million ha | 1.02 million ha | 1.76 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.89 million ha | 1.54 million ha | 2.43 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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 cereals, primary — area harvested in Benin?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Benin was 2.14 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2.43 million ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 383,638 ha in 1976.
- How does Benin rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Benin ranks 56th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.6%. 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 Cereals, primary — 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.