Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) in Benin
Benin: Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) was 1.19 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Benin stood at 1.19 t per square kilometre.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 146.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Benin peaked at 1.22 t per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.067 t per square kilometre, in 1987.
Benin ranks 19th of 114 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) in Benin, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0709 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0736 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0754 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0798 t per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0825 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0842 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0842 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.086 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0887 t per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0887 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0887 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0887 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0976 t per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0976 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1064 t per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1153 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1242 t per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 0.133 t per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 0.142 t per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1463 t per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1463 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1508 t per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1596 t per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1774 t per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1677 t per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1105 t per square kilometre | -34.1% |
| 1987 | 0.067 t per square kilometre | -39.4% |
| 1988 | 0.09 t per square kilometre | +34.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0792 t per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1990 | 0.117 t per square kilometre | +47.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1038 t per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1091 t per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.133 t per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1703 t per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1926 t per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1819 t per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.212 t per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1998 | 0.178 t per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4839 t per square kilometre | +171.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2953 t per square kilometre | -39.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2599 t per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3248 t per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2237 t per square kilometre | -31.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3713 t per square kilometre | +66.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4513 t per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3526 t per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4044 t per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3985 t per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2294 t per square kilometre | -42.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3959 t per square kilometre | +72.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3418 t per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4156 t per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4827 t per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 0.6736 t per square kilometre | +39.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6715 t per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7828 t per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6158 t per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4357 t per square kilometre | -29.3% |
| 2019 | 0.77 t per square kilometre | +76.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9661 t per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 2021 | 1.22 t per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 2022 | 1.18 t per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 1.19 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1.19 t per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3931 t per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1.19 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0847 t per square kilometre, 14.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +171.9% | 0.178 t per square kilometre | 0.4839 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0806 t per square kilometre | 0.0709 t per square kilometre | 0.0887 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1082 t per square kilometre | 0.0887 t per square kilometre | 0.142 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1295 t per square kilometre | 0.067 t per square kilometre | 0.1774 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1881 t per square kilometre | 0.1038 t per square kilometre | 0.4839 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3311 t per square kilometre | 0.2237 t per square kilometre | 0.4513 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5586 t per square kilometre | 0.3418 t per square kilometre | 0.7828 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 t per square kilometre | 0.9661 t per square kilometre | 1.22 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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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 chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Benin?
- Chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) in Benin was 1.19 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 t per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.067 t per square kilometre in 1987.
- How does Benin rank for chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.)?
- Benin ranks 19th out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chillies and peppers, green (capsicum spp. and pimenta spp.) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 146.4%. 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 Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Production 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.
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Production 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.