Groundnut yields in Benin
Benin: Groundnut yields was 0.9337 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9337 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 26.6%
World rank
83rd
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.05 tonnes per hectare
in 2021
All-time low
0.3541 tonnes per hectare
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Groundnut 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
In 2024, groundnut yields in Benin stood at 0.9337 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 26.6% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnut yields in Benin peaked at 1.05 tonnes per hectare in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3541 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
That places Benin 83rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Groundnut yields in Benin, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3567 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.3541 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3559 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.3967 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 1965 | 0.4199 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 0.4146 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.5331 tonnes per hectare | +28.6% |
| 1968 | 0.5229 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.5405 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.5035 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4982 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.5044 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.94 tonnes per hectare | +86.4% |
| 1974 | 0.7147 tonnes per hectare | -24.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5979 tonnes per hectare | -16.3% |
| 1976 | 0.7934 tonnes per hectare | +32.7% |
| 1977 | 0.8243 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.7452 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 1979 | 0.6805 tonnes per hectare | -8.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7225 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5981 tonnes per hectare | -17.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5474 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 1983 | 0.5419 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7223 tonnes per hectare | +33.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7154 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6651 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6344 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.726 tonnes per hectare | +14.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7351 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6737 tonnes per hectare | -8.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7309 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 0.7774 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7467 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.7643 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8054 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.7846 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8467 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8094 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8129 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8743 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8613 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.851 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9319 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9629 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.945 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9625 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9434 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9247 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8967 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8801 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9641 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9221 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9221 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8879 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8501 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8607 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8521 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9983 tonnes per hectare | +17.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9761 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9992 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7374 tonnes per hectare | -28.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9337 tonnes per hectare | +26.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.9337 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.18 tonnes per hectare, 79% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.9337 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8359 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnut yields 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 | +86.4% | 0.5044 tonnes per hectare | 0.94 tonnes per hectare |
| 1984 | +33.3% | 0.5419 tonnes per hectare | 0.7223 tonnes per hectare |
| 1976 | +32.7% | 0.5979 tonnes per hectare | 0.7934 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4327 tonnes per hectare | 0.3541 tonnes per hectare | 0.5405 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6802 tonnes per hectare | 0.4982 tonnes per hectare | 0.94 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6608 tonnes per hectare | 0.5419 tonnes per hectare | 0.7351 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7752 tonnes per hectare | 0.6737 tonnes per hectare | 0.8467 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9154 tonnes per hectare | 0.851 tonnes per hectare | 0.9629 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9114 tonnes per hectare | 0.8501 tonnes per hectare | 0.9983 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9507 tonnes per hectare | 0.7374 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 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 groundnut yields in Benin?
- Groundnut yields in Benin was 0.9337 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 groundnut yields recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- What is the lowest groundnut yields recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3541 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Benin rank for groundnut yields?
- Benin ranks 83rd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnut yields rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Groundnut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.