Economically active population in agriculture in Benin
Benin: Economically active population in agriculture was 1.63 million number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Economically active population in agriculture in Benin, 1980–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files. Measured in number.
Analysis
Benin recorded 1.63 million number for economically active population in agriculture in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economically active population in agriculture in Benin peaked at 1.63 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 787,000 number, in 1980.
Benin ranks 30th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 878,900 number | 787,000 number | 1.03 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.26 million number | 1.09 million number | 1.36 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.49 million number | 1.38 million number | 1.58 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.62 million number | 1.60 million number | 1.63 million number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 27 Côte d’Ivoire 2.81 million number compare
- 28 Somalia 2.54 million number compare
- 29 Eritrea 1.63 million number compare
- 31 Sierra Leone 1.36 million number compare
- 32 Togo 1.33 million number compare
- 33 Central African Republic 1.27 million number 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 22.92 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 22.92 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 52.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economically active population in agriculture in Benin?
- Economically active population in agriculture in Benin was 1.63 million number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest economically active population in agriculture recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 million number in 2012.
- What is the lowest economically active population in agriculture recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 787,000 number in 1980.
- How does Benin rank for economically active population in agriculture?
- Benin ranks 30th out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is economically active population in agriculture rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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, Production Yearbook and data files, published as part of Economically active population in agriculture (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural employment shows the number of workers in the agricultural sector.