Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Benin
Benin: Land use vs. yield change in cereal production was 221 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Benin, 1961–2014
Source: World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 221 for land use vs. yield change in cereal production in 2014. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Benin peaked at 221 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 72, in 1976.
That places Benin 31st out of 147 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 | — |
| 1962 | 110 | +10.0% |
| 1963 | 104 | -5.5% |
| 1964 | 105 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 98 | -6.7% |
| 1966 | 93 | -5.1% |
| 1967 | 102 | +9.7% |
| 1968 | 96 | -5.9% |
| 1969 | 93 | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 84 | -9.7% |
| 1972 | 92 | +9.5% |
| 1973 | 94 | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 89 | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 76 | -14.6% |
| 1976 | 72 | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 81 | +12.5% |
| 1978 | 106 | +30.9% |
| 1979 | 102 | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 91 | -10.8% |
| 1981 | 104 | +14.3% |
| 1982 | 102 | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 110 | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 114 | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 118 | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 112 | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 104 | -7.1% |
| 1988 | 125 | +20.2% |
| 1989 | 124 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 121 | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 126 | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 125 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 128 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 127 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 127 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 133 | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 148 | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 154 | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 158 | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 169 | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 166 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 184 | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 171 | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 182 | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 191 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 156 | -18.3% |
| 2007 | 189 | +21.2% |
| 2008 | 206 | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 199 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 209 | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 191 | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 216 | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 220 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 221 | +0.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 221 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 191, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 221 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 222, 100% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.11 | 93 | 110 | 9 |
| 1970s | 88.9 | 72 | 106 | 10 |
| 1980s | 110.4 | 91 | 125 | 10 |
| 1990s | 134.7 | 121 | 158 | 10 |
| 2000s | 181.3 | 156 | 206 | 10 |
| 2010s | 211.4 | 191 | 221 | 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 land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Benin?
- Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Benin was 221 in 2014, according to World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 221 in 2014.
- What is the lowest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 72 in 1976.
- How does Benin rank for land use vs. yield change in cereal production?
- Benin ranks 31st out of 147 countries with data for 2014.
- Is land use vs. yield change in cereal production rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use vs. yield change in cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indexed change in land used for cereal production versus cereal yields, from 1961 to 2014. Both indexes are measured relative to values in 1961 (i.e. 1961 = 100).