Maize (corn) — Gross Production Index Number in Benin
Benin: Maize (corn) — Gross Production Index Number was 156.44 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Index Number in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Benin recorded 156.44 for maize (corn) — gross production index number in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — gross production index number in Benin peaked at 156.44 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.05, in 1971.
That places Benin 29th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Index Number in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16.4 | — |
| 1962 | 16.61 | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 15.3 | -7.9% |
| 1964 | 17.06 | +11.5% |
| 1965 | 16.34 | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 15.22 | -6.9% |
| 1967 | 18.33 | +20.4% |
| 1968 | 16.55 | -9.7% |
| 1969 | 14.92 | -9.8% |
| 1970 | 17.23 | +15.5% |
| 1971 | 13.05 | -24.3% |
| 1972 | 15.47 | +18.5% |
| 1973 | 17.79 | +15.0% |
| 1974 | 17.05 | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 16.92 | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 13.58 | -19.7% |
| 1977 | 16.79 | +23.6% |
| 1978 | 25.62 | +52.6% |
| 1979 | 22.95 | -10.4% |
| 1980 | 20.26 | -11.7% |
| 1981 | 21.47 | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 20.38 | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 21.05 | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 28.32 | +34.5% |
| 1985 | 32.46 | +14.6% |
| 1986 | 28.26 | -12.9% |
| 1987 | 20.7 | -26.8% |
| 1988 | 31.63 | +52.8% |
| 1989 | 31.67 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 30.62 | -3.3% |
| 1991 | 32.19 | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 34.32 | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 36.1 | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 36.71 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 43.05 | +17.3% |
| 1996 | 41.5 | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 52.35 | +26.1% |
| 1998 | 49.46 | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 58.47 | +18.2% |
| 2000 | 56.04 | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 51.22 | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 59.56 | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 58.87 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 62.88 | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 64.58 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 64.58 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 69.57 | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 73.04 | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 90.01 | +23.2% |
| 2010 | 75.62 | -16.0% |
| 2011 | 87.07 | +15.1% |
| 2012 | 88.5 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 98.32 | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 101.14 | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 96.04 | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 102.81 | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 108.61 | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 112.75 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 118.05 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 120.36 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 121.59 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 120.95 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 153.79 | +27.2% |
| 2024 | 156.44 | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.3 | 14.92 | 18.33 | 9 |
| 1970s | 17.64 | 13.05 | 25.62 | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.62 | 20.26 | 32.46 | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.48 | 30.62 | 58.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.03 | 51.22 | 90.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.89 | 75.62 | 118.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 134.63 | 120.36 | 156.44 | 5 |
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- 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 maize (corn) — gross production index number in Benin?
- Maize (corn) — gross production index number in Benin was 156.44 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — gross production index number recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 156.44 in 2024.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — gross production index number recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.05 in 1971.
- How does Benin rank for maize (corn) — gross production index number?
- Benin ranks 29th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — gross production index number rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Maize (corn) — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.