Cereals, primary — Production, per capita in Benin
Benin: Cereals, primary — Production, per capita was 0.2009 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Production, per capita in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.2009 t per person for cereals, primary — production, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.2009 t per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0759 t per person, in 1971.
That places Benin 64th out of 159 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Production, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1135 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1101 t per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.105 t per person | -4.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1089 t per person | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 0.104 t per person | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0932 t per person | -10.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1092 t per person | +17.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0994 t per person | -8.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0916 t per person | -7.9% |
| 1970 | 0.093 t per person | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0759 t per person | -18.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0847 t per person | +11.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1048 t per person | +23.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0998 t per person | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0867 t per person | -13.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0787 t per person | -9.2% |
| 1977 | 0.09 t per person | +14.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1124 t per person | +24.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1019 t per person | -9.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0881 t per person | -13.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0896 t per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0848 t per person | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0821 t per person | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1096 t per person | +33.6% |
| 1985 | 0.118 t per person | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1062 t per person | -10.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0831 t per person | -21.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1121 t per person | +34.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1103 t per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1034 t per person | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1074 t per person | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1085 t per person | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1065 t per person | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1059 t per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1179 t per person | +11.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1118 t per person | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1331 t per person | +19.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1277 t per person | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1392 t per person | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1376 t per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1266 t per person | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1415 t per person | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1318 t per person | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1359 t per person | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1367 t per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1261 t per person | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1294 t per person | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1374 t per person | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1586 t per person | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1361 t per person | -14.2% |
| 2011 | 0.153 t per person | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1516 t per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1673 t per person | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1554 t per person | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1446 t per person | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1551 t per person | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1576 t per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1874 t per person | +18.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1711 t per person | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1686 t per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1721 t per person | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.167 t per person | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.194 t per person | +16.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2009 t per person | +3.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.2009 t per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1015 t per person, 2.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.2009 t per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0964 t per person, 2.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1039 t per person | 0.0916 t per person | 0.1135 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0928 t per person | 0.0759 t per person | 0.1124 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0984 t per person | 0.0821 t per person | 0.118 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1161 t per person | 0.1034 t per person | 0.1392 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1361 t per person | 0.1261 t per person | 0.1586 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1579 t per person | 0.1361 t per person | 0.1874 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1805 t per person | 0.167 t per person | 0.2009 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 61 New Zealand 0.2085 t per person compare
- 62 Luxembourg 0.2079 t per person compare
- 63 Egypt 0.206 t per person compare
- 65 Turkmenistan 0.1984 t per person compare
- 66 Togo 0.1824 t per person compare
- 67 Ghana 0.1802 t per person 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 cereals, primary — production, per capita in Benin?
- Cereals, primary — production, per capita in Benin was 0.2009 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — production, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2009 t per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — production, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0759 t per person in 1971.
- How does Benin rank for cereals, primary — production, per capita?
- Benin ranks 64th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — production, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cereals, primary — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Cereals, primary — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.