Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Benin
Benin: Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested was 16,879 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Benin stood at 16,879 ha.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Benin peaked at 21,490 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9,000 ha, in 1961.
Benin ranks 31st of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested in Benin, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 9,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 9,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 9,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 9,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 9,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 9,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 9,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 11,875 ha | +31.9% |
| 1970 | 11,875 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 11,875 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 11,875 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 11,875 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 11,875 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 11,875 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 11,875 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 11,875 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 11,875 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 11,875 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 11,875 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 11,875 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 11,875 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 11,875 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 11,875 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 11,875 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 12,000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 14,133 ha | +17.8% |
| 1991 | 12,614 ha | -10.7% |
| 1992 | 12,512 ha | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 12,412 ha | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 12,270 ha | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 12,077 ha | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 12,000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12,748 ha | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 13,500 ha | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 14,000 ha | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 14,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 14,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13,556 ha | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 14,150 ha | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 14,898 ha | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 18,621 ha | +25.0% |
| 2020 | 20,017 ha | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 21,387 ha | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 21,490 ha | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 16,685 ha | -22.4% |
| 2024 | 16,879 ha | +1.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 16,879 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17,687 ha, 95% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Benin's 16,879 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,186 ha, 2.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,319 ha | 9,000 ha | 11,875 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,875 ha | 11,875 ha | 11,875 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,925 ha | 11,875 ha | 12,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,402 ha | 12,000 ha | 14,133 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,000 ha | 12,000 ha | 12,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,347 ha | 12,748 ha | 18,621 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,292 ha | 16,685 ha | 21,490 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 coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Benin?
- Coconuts, in shell — area harvested in Benin was 16,879 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coconuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 21,490 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest coconuts, in shell — area harvested recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,000 ha in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for coconuts, in shell — area harvested?
- Benin ranks 31st out of 84 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coconuts, in shell — area harvested rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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, published as part of Coconuts, in shell — 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.