Coffee, green — Production in Benin
Benin: Coffee, green — Production was 55.13 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Coffee, green — Production in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Benin recorded 55.13 t for coffee, green — production in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coffee, green — production in Benin peaked at 3,000 t in 1984 and was at its lowest, 31 t, in 1979.
That places Benin 62nd out of 76 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Coffee, green — Production in Benin, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,090 t | — |
| 1962 | 1,730 t | -17.2% |
| 1963 | 1,002 t | -42.1% |
| 1964 | 1,065 t | +6.3% |
| 1965 | 891 t | -16.3% |
| 1966 | 1,041 t | +16.8% |
| 1967 | 1,086 t | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 511 t | -52.9% |
| 1969 | 2,268 t | +343.8% |
| 1970 | 1,940 t | -14.5% |
| 1971 | 2,229 t | +14.9% |
| 1972 | 2,724 t | +22.2% |
| 1973 | 1,341 t | -50.8% |
| 1974 | 161 t | -88.0% |
| 1975 | 477 t | +196.3% |
| 1976 | 599 t | +25.6% |
| 1977 | 610 t | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 185 t | -69.7% |
| 1979 | 31 t | -83.2% |
| 1980 | 321 t | +935.5% |
| 1981 | 585 t | +82.2% |
| 1982 | 1,629 t | +178.5% |
| 1983 | 1,000 t | -38.6% |
| 1984 | 3,000 t | +200.0% |
| 1985 | 700 t | -76.7% |
| 1986 | 1,100 t | +57.1% |
| 1987 | 1,900 t | +72.7% |
| 1988 | 2,700 t | +42.1% |
| 1989 | 800 t | -70.4% |
| 1990 | 120 t | -85.0% |
| 1991 | 180 t | +50.0% |
| 1992 | 200 t | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 300 t | +50.0% |
| 1994 | 200 t | -33.3% |
| 1995 | 174.67 t | -12.7% |
| 1996 | 165.26 t | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 160.65 t | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 153.89 t | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 150.68 t | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 142.51 t | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 150 t | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 100 t | -33.3% |
| 2003 | 60 t | -40.0% |
| 2004 | 85.77 t | +42.9% |
| 2005 | 82.25 t | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 60 t | -27.1% |
| 2007 | 60 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 70.43 t | +17.4% |
| 2009 | 67.34 t | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 60 t | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 65 t | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 68 t | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 70 t | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 57.3 t | -18.1% |
| 2015 | 48.76 t | -14.9% |
| 2016 | 58.69 t | +20.4% |
| 2017 | 54.91 t | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 54.12 t | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 55.91 t | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 54.98 t | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 55 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 55.3 t | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 55.09 t | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 55.13 t | +0.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 55.13 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,978 t, 1% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Benin's 55.13 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,467 t, 1% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coffee, green — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +935.5% | 31 t | 321 t |
| 1969 | +343.8% | 511 t | 2,268 t |
| 1984 | +200.0% | 1,000 t | 3,000 t |
| 1975 | +196.3% | 161 t | 477 t |
| 1982 | +178.5% | 585 t | 1,629 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,298 t | 511 t | 2,268 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,030 t | 31 t | 2,724 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,374 t | 321 t | 3,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 180.52 t | 120 t | 300 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.83 t | 60 t | 150 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.27 t | 48.76 t | 70 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.1 t | 54.98 t | 55.3 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 59 Comoros 142.1 t compare
- 60 Gabon 103.97 t compare
- 61 Belize 89.57 t compare
- 63 Martinique 30.35 t compare
- 64 Guadeloupe 24.44 t compare
- 65 French Polynesia 21.98 t 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 coffee, green — production in Benin?
- Coffee, green — production in Benin was 55.13 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest coffee, green — production recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 3,000 t in 1984.
- What is the lowest coffee, green — production recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 31 t in 1979.
- How does Benin rank for coffee, green — production?
- Benin ranks 62nd out of 76 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coffee, green — production rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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 Coffee, green — Production. 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.