Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production, per capita in Benin
Benin: Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production, per capita was 0.0153 t per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production, per capita in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.0153 t per person for groundnuts, excluding shelled — production, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.6% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnuts, excluding shelled — production, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.0189 t per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0079 t per person, in 1983.
That places Benin 19th out of 103 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0103 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0106 t per person | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0108 t per person | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0092 t per person | -14.8% |
| 1965 | 0.012 t per person | +30.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0115 t per person | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0165 t per person | +44.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0167 t per person | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0167 t per person | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0154 t per person | -7.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0135 t per person | -12.6% |
| 1972 | 0.013 t per person | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0183 t per person | +40.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0124 t per person | -32.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0101 t per person | -18.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0173 t per person | +72.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0177 t per person | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0171 t per person | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0173 t per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.016 t per person | -7.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0128 t per person | -19.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0085 t per person | -33.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0079 t per person | -7.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0131 t per person | +66.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0146 t per person | +11.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0129 t per person | -11.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0109 t per person | -15.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0144 t per person | +32.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0135 t per person | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0121 t per person | -10.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0136 t per person | +12.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0131 t per person | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0126 t per person | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0127 t per person | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0166 t per person | +30.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0133 t per person | -20.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0155 t per person | +17.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0146 t per person | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0146 t per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0168 t per person | +15.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0168 t per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0169 t per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0181 t per person | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0189 t per person | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0167 t per person | -12.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0129 t per person | -22.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0128 t per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0148 t per person | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0137 t per person | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0158 t per person | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0131 t per person | -17.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0124 t per person | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.014 t per person | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0131 t per person | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0118 t per person | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0117 t per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0119 t per person | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0182 t per person | +53.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0134 t per person | -26.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0132 t per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0133 t per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0119 t per person | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0127 t per person | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0153 t per person | +20.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0153 t per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.002 t per person, 7.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0153 t per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0061 t per person, 2.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0127 t per person | 0.0092 t per person | 0.0167 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0152 t per person | 0.0101 t per person | 0.0183 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0125 t per person | 0.0079 t per person | 0.016 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0139 t per person | 0.0121 t per person | 0.0166 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0158 t per person | 0.0128 t per person | 0.0189 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0135 t per person | 0.0117 t per person | 0.0182 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0133 t per person | 0.0119 t per person | 0.0153 t per person | 5 |
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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 groundnuts, excluding shelled — production, per capita in Benin?
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — production, per capita in Benin was 0.0153 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest groundnuts, excluding shelled — production, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0189 t per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest groundnuts, excluding shelled — production, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0079 t per person in 1983.
- How does Benin rank for groundnuts, excluding shelled — production, per capita?
- Benin ranks 19th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnuts, excluding shelled — production, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Groundnuts, excluding shelled — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.