Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Benin
Benin: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square was 23.56 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
23.56 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 9.6%
World rank
64th
of 189 countries
All-time high
27.33 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
0.0798 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Benin, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Benin recorded 23.56 tonnes per square kilometre for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 160.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Benin peaked at 27.33 tonnes per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0798 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
Benin ranks 64th of 189 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Benin, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0798 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1064 tonnes per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0976 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0976 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.133 tonnes per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 1966 | 0.204 tonnes per square kilometre | +53.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1596 tonnes per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1153 tonnes per square kilometre | -27.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2128 tonnes per square kilometre | +84.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1508 tonnes per square kilometre | -29.2% |
| 1971 | 0.2483 tonnes per square kilometre | +64.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3991 tonnes per square kilometre | +60.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1951 tonnes per square kilometre | -51.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0976 tonnes per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1419 tonnes per square kilometre | +45.5% |
| 1976 | 0.337 tonnes per square kilometre | +137.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6651 tonnes per square kilometre | +97.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2306 tonnes per square kilometre | -65.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4168 tonnes per square kilometre | +80.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5853 tonnes per square kilometre | +40.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8336 tonnes per square kilometre | +42.4% |
| 1982 | 0.9844 tonnes per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1983 | 1.07 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8691 tonnes per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8868 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7538 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6917 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1988 | 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre | +80.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9046 tonnes per square kilometre | -27.7% |
| 1990 | 2.08 tonnes per square kilometre | +129.4% |
| 1991 | 2.47 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1992 | 3.84 tonnes per square kilometre | +55.2% |
| 1993 | 3.17 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 1994 | 2.66 tonnes per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1995 | 2.19 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 1996 | 1.59 tonnes per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 1997 | 1.33 tonnes per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 1998 | 1.31 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.24 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9312 tonnes per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2001 | 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 2002 | 1.76 tonnes per square kilometre | +53.1% |
| 2003 | 2.45 tonnes per square kilometre | +38.7% |
| 2004 | 2.21 tonnes per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 3.63 tonnes per square kilometre | +64.3% |
| 2006 | 7.22 tonnes per square kilometre | +99.0% |
| 2007 | 6.39 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 6.93 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 6.58 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 8.73 tonnes per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 2011 | 14.02 tonnes per square kilometre | +60.7% |
| 2012 | 9.04 tonnes per square kilometre | -35.5% |
| 2013 | 13.66 tonnes per square kilometre | +51.1% |
| 2014 | 20.23 tonnes per square kilometre | +48.1% |
| 2015 | 14.48 tonnes per square kilometre | -28.4% |
| 2016 | 21.02 tonnes per square kilometre | +45.1% |
| 2017 | 27.33 tonnes per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 2018 | 24.47 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 22.66 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 14.38 tonnes per square kilometre | -36.6% |
| 2021 | 21.51 tonnes per square kilometre | +49.6% |
| 2022 | 23.56 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 23.56 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.13 tonnes per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 23.56 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.57 tonnes per square kilometre, 4.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.134 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0798 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2128 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2882 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0976 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6651 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8833 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5853 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.19 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.24 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.84 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.93 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9312 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.56 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.73 tonnes per square kilometre | 27.33 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.81 tonnes per square kilometre | 14.38 tonnes per square kilometre | 23.56 tonnes per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 61 Saint Kitts and Nevis 26.92 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 62 Morocco 26.04 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 63 Kiribati 24.69 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 65 Armenia 23.12 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 66 Hungary 22.85 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 67 Czechia 22.81 tonnes per square kilometre 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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Benin?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square in Benin was 23.56 tonnes per square kilometre in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 27.33 tonnes per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0798 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square?
- Benin ranks 64th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 160.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.