Dates — Gross Production Index Number in Benin
Benin: Dates — Gross Production Index Number was 106.09 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Dates — Gross Production Index Number in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, dates — gross production index number in Benin stood at 106.09.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dates — gross production index number in Benin peaked at 107.27 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 36.69, in 1961.
Benin ranks 18th of 36 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.
Dates — Gross Production Index Number in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 36.69 | — |
| 1962 | 36.69 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 36.69 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 40.36 | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 40.36 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 44.03 | +9.1% |
| 1967 | 51.37 | +16.7% |
| 1968 | 51.37 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 58.7 | +14.3% |
| 1970 | 58.7 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 58.7 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 58.7 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 73.38 | +25.0% |
| 1974 | 58.7 | -20.0% |
| 1975 | 58.7 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 58.7 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 58.7 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 58.7 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 58.7 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 58.7 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 58.7 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 58.7 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 62.37 | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 66.04 | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 62.37 | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 73.38 | +17.7% |
| 1987 | 73.38 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 73.38 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 73.38 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 71.18 | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 57.54 | -19.2% |
| 1992 | 59.3 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 61.05 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 62.8 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 64.55 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 66.3 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 68.06 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 69.81 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 71.56 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 73.31 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 75.51 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 77.24 | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 80.72 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 80.7 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 84.39 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 80.72 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 84.39 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 88.05 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 89.24 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 90.9 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 92.66 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 95.39 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 96.19 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 98.06 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 100.1 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 101.85 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 103.65 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 105.48 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 107.27 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 105.47 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 106.07 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 106.27 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 105.94 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 106.09 | +0.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 106.09 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 108.91, 97% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Benin's 106.09 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 105.26, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dates — Gross Production Index Number 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +25.0% | 58.7 | 73.38 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.03 | 36.69 | 58.7 | 9 |
| 1970s | 60.17 | 58.7 | 73.38 | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.04 | 58.7 | 73.38 | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.22 | 57.54 | 71.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.43 | 73.31 | 89.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.16 | 90.9 | 107.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.97 | 105.47 | 106.27 | 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 dates — gross production index number in Benin?
- Dates — gross production index number in Benin was 106.09 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest dates — gross production index number recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 107.27 in 2019.
- What is the lowest dates — gross production index number recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.69 in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for dates — gross production index number?
- Benin ranks 18th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is dates — gross production index number rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 Dates — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.