Cotton yields in Benin
Benin: Cotton yields was 1.19 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cotton yields in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Benin recorded 1.19 tonnes per hectare for cotton yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Benin peaked at 1.79 tonnes per hectare in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.1204 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Benin ranks 55th of 100 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.344 tonnes per hectare | 0.1204 tonnes per hectare | 0.7514 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8253 tonnes per hectare | 0.6324 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.6625 tonnes per hectare | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | 0.965 tonnes per hectare | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 0.9982 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 0.7162 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Benin
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 22.9% (2025)
- Rural population 6.91 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 46.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 52.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 22.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 22.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.14 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cotton yields in Benin?
- Cotton yields in Benin was 1.19 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cotton yields recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 tonnes per hectare in 1993.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1204 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for cotton yields?
- Benin ranks 55th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cotton yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.