Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Benin
Benin: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture was 2,577 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Benin, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Benin is 2,577 1000 No, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Benin peaked at 2,577 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,261 1000 No, in 2000.
Benin ranks 31st of 145 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Benin, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,261 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 1,297 1000 No | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 1,337 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1,377 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 1,420 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 1,475 1000 No | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 1,521 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 1,553 1000 No | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 1,593 1000 No | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 1,651 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 1,710 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 1,733 1000 No | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1,806 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 1,862 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 1,918 1000 No | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 2,003 1000 No | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 2,085 1000 No | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 2,145 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 2,197 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 2,264 1000 No | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 2,391 1000 No | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 2,506 1000 No | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 2,549 1000 No | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 2,577 1000 No | +1.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 2,577 1000 No is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,233 1000 No, 2.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Benin's 2,577 1000 No is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,761 1000 No, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,449 1000 No | 1,261 1000 No | 1,651 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,972 1000 No | 1,710 1000 No | 2,264 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,506 1000 No | 2,391 1000 No | 2,577 1000 No | 4 |
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 employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Benin?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Benin was 2,577 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2,577 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,261 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture?
- Benin ranks 31st out of 145 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. 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 Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.