Cotton lint — Production in Benin
Benin: Cotton lint — Production was 107,000 t in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Cotton lint — Production in Benin, 1961–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2013, cotton lint — production in Benin stood at 107,000 t.
The figure is up 27.4% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint — production in Benin peaked at 174,000 t in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1,300 t, in 1963.
That places Benin 20th out of 90 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cotton lint — Production in Benin, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,400 t | — |
| 1962 | 1,500 t | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 1,300 t | -13.3% |
| 1964 | 2,300 t | +76.9% |
| 1965 | 2,500 t | +8.7% |
| 1966 | 2,900 t | +16.0% |
| 1967 | 4,000 t | +37.9% |
| 1968 | 7,800 t | +95.0% |
| 1969 | 8,000 t | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 12,500 t | +56.2% |
| 1971 | 17,500 t | +40.0% |
| 1972 | 19,000 t | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 16,500 t | -13.2% |
| 1974 | 11,200 t | -32.1% |
| 1975 | 8,600 t | -23.2% |
| 1976 | 7,500 t | -12.8% |
| 1977 | 5,500 t | -26.7% |
| 1978 | 6,420 t | +16.7% |
| 1979 | 8,900 t | +38.6% |
| 1980 | 6,100 t | -31.5% |
| 1981 | 5,000 t | -18.0% |
| 1982 | 12,000 t | +140.0% |
| 1983 | 17,000 t | +41.7% |
| 1984 | 33,000 t | +94.1% |
| 1985 | 34,000 t | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 48,000 t | +41.2% |
| 1987 | 27,000 t | -43.8% |
| 1988 | 44,040 t | +63.1% |
| 1989 | 42,641 t | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 59,210 t | +38.9% |
| 1991 | 74,799 t | +26.3% |
| 1992 | 68,670 t | -8.2% |
| 1993 | 115,591 t | +68.3% |
| 1994 | 103,209 t | -10.7% |
| 1995 | 130,000 t | +26.0% |
| 1996 | 166,000 t | +27.7% |
| 1997 | 155,000 t | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 150,069 t | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 122,640 t | -18.3% |
| 2000 | 152,000 t | +23.9% |
| 2001 | 141,000 t | -7.2% |
| 2002 | 174,000 t | +23.4% |
| 2003 | 148,000 t | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 150,000 t | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 122,000 t | -18.7% |
| 2006 | 75,500 t | -38.1% |
| 2007 | 76,000 t | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 75,000 t | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 56,000 t | -25.3% |
| 2010 | 48,000 t | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 93,000 t | +93.8% |
| 2012 | 84,000 t | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 107,000 t | +27.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 107,000 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16,700 t, 6.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Benin's 107,000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11,500 t, 9.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,522 t | 1,300 t | 8,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 11,362 t | 5,500 t | 19,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 26,878 t | 5,000 t | 48,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 114,519 t | 59,210 t | 166,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 116,950 t | 56,000 t | 174,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 83,000 t | 48,000 t | 107,000 t | 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 cotton lint — production in Benin?
- Cotton lint — production in Benin was 107,000 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint — production recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 174,000 t in 2002.
- What is the lowest cotton lint — production recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,300 t in 1963.
- How does Benin rank for cotton lint — production?
- Benin ranks 20th out of 90 countries with data for 2013.
- Is cotton lint — production rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. 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 Cotton lint — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Food Balance Sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per caput food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.