Millet yields in Benin
Benin: Millet yields was 0.732 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Millet 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
The most recent figure for millet yields in Benin is 0.732 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet yields in Benin peaked at 1.15 tonnes per hectare in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2537 tonnes per hectare, in 1978.
That places Benin 71st out of 88 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 | 0.3508 tonnes per hectare | 0.305 tonnes per hectare | 0.3934 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3881 tonnes per hectare | 0.2537 tonnes per hectare | 0.4795 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5942 tonnes per hectare | 0.3943 tonnes per hectare | 0.7752 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6942 tonnes per hectare | 0.5889 tonnes per hectare | 0.7777 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8184 tonnes per hectare | 0.7567 tonnes per hectare | 0.9479 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8623 tonnes per hectare | 0.8114 tonnes per hectare | 0.906 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9082 tonnes per hectare | 0.7171 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 millet yields in Benin?
- Millet yields in Benin was 0.732 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 millet yields recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- What is the lowest millet yields recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2537 tonnes per hectare in 1978.
- How does Benin rank for millet yields?
- Benin ranks 71st out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is millet yields rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. 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 Millet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.