Corn yields in Benin
Benin: Corn yields was 1.19 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Benin recorded 1.19 tonnes per hectare for corn yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Benin peaked at 1.42 tonnes per hectare in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4944 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
That places Benin 146th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5565 tonnes per hectare | 0.4944 tonnes per hectare | 0.6049 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6772 tonnes per hectare | 0.501 tonnes per hectare | 0.7779 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7694 tonnes per hectare | 0.6222 tonnes per hectare | 0.889 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 0.8954 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 0.9919 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 143 Togo 1.26 tonnes per hectare compare
- 144 Burundi 1.23 tonnes per hectare compare
- 145 Niger 1.22 tonnes per hectare compare
- 147 Angola 1.19 tonnes per hectare compare
- 148 Eswatini 1.07 tonnes per hectare compare
- 149 Congo 1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 149 Eritrea 1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 149 French Guiana 1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 149 Guinea-Bissau 1 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Benin
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 22.9% (2025)
- Rural population 6.91 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 46.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 52.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 22.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 22.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.14 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn yields in Benin?
- Corn yields in Benin was 1.19 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn yields recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4944 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Benin rank for corn yields?
- Benin ranks 146th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.