Maize (corn): Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US in Benin
Benin: Maize (corn): Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US was 0.0413 1000 USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Benin is 0.0413 1000 USD per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Benin peaked at 0.0416 1000 USD per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0147 1000 USD per person, in 1976.
That places Benin 16th out of 119 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.
Maize (corn): Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) … capita US in Benin, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0245 1000 USD per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0244 1000 USD per person | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.022 1000 USD per person | -9.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0241 1000 USD per person | +9.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0226 1000 USD per person | -6.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0207 1000 USD per person | -8.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0244 1000 USD per person | +17.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0215 1000 USD per person | -11.6% |
| 1969 | 0.019 1000 USD per person | -11.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0215 1000 USD per person | +12.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0159 1000 USD per person | -25.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0184 1000 USD per person | +15.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0207 1000 USD per person | +12.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0194 1000 USD per person | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0187 1000 USD per person | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0147 1000 USD per person | -21.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0177 1000 USD per person | +20.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0263 1000 USD per person | +48.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0229 1000 USD per person | -12.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0197 1000 USD per person | -14.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0203 1000 USD per person | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0187 1000 USD per person | -7.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0188 1000 USD per person | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0245 1000 USD per person | +30.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0273 1000 USD per person | +11.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0231 1000 USD per person | -15.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0164 1000 USD per person | -28.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0243 1000 USD per person | +48.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0236 1000 USD per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0221 1000 USD per person | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0226 1000 USD per person | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0233 1000 USD per person | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0235 1000 USD per person | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.023 1000 USD per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0264 1000 USD per person | +14.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0248 1000 USD per person | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0304 1000 USD per person | +22.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0278 1000 USD per person | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0319 1000 USD per person | +14.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0296 1000 USD per person | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0263 1000 USD per person | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0296 1000 USD per person | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0284 1000 USD per person | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0294 1000 USD per person | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0293 1000 USD per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0284 1000 USD per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0297 1000 USD per person | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0302 1000 USD per person | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0361 1000 USD per person | +19.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0295 1000 USD per person | -18.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0329 1000 USD per person | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0325 1000 USD per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0351 1000 USD per person | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.035 1000 USD per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0323 1000 USD per person | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0336 1000 USD per person | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0345 1000 USD per person | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0348 1000 USD per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0354 1000 USD per person | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0352 1000 USD per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0346 1000 USD per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0336 1000 USD per person | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0416 1000 USD per person | +24.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0413 1000 USD per person | -0.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0413 1000 USD per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0161 1000 USD per person, 2.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0413 1000 USD per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0154 1000 USD per person, 2.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0226 1000 USD per person | 0.019 1000 USD per person | 0.0245 1000 USD per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0196 1000 USD per person | 0.0147 1000 USD per person | 0.0263 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0217 1000 USD per person | 0.0164 1000 USD per person | 0.0273 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0256 1000 USD per person | 0.0221 1000 USD per person | 0.0319 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0297 1000 USD per person | 0.0263 1000 USD per person | 0.0361 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0336 1000 USD per person | 0.0295 1000 USD per person | 0.0354 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0373 1000 USD per person | 0.0336 1000 USD per person | 0.0416 1000 USD per person | 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 maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Benin?
- Maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) in Benin was 0.0413 1000 USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0416 1000 USD per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0147 1000 USD per person in 1976.
- How does Benin rank for maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand)?
- Benin ranks 16th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. 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 Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maize (corn) — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.