Millet yields in Benin
Benin: Millet yields was 0.732 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.732 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
71st
of 89 countries
All-time high
1.15 tonnes per hectare
in 2020
All-time low
0.2537 tonnes per hectare
in 1978
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 89 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.
Millet yields in Benin, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.305 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.3297 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3587 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 1964 | 0.3366 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 0.3432 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3538 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.3808 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1968 | 0.3934 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3564 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3006 tonnes per hectare | -15.7% |
| 1971 | 0.4725 tonnes per hectare | +57.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3353 tonnes per hectare | -29.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4407 tonnes per hectare | +31.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3617 tonnes per hectare | -17.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3846 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4171 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1977 | 0.4349 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2537 tonnes per hectare | -41.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4795 tonnes per hectare | +89.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4943 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.5368 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 0.5874 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3943 tonnes per hectare | -32.9% |
| 1984 | 0.7752 tonnes per hectare | +96.6% |
| 1985 | 0.541 tonnes per hectare | -30.2% |
| 1986 | 0.615 tonnes per hectare | +13.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6792 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 1988 | 0.65 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.669 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5889 tonnes per hectare | -12.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6173 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6518 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6586 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6799 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.7481 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7126 tonnes per hectare | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7594 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7479 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.7777 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8213 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7567 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8005 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7817 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8225 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8284 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.8069 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9479 tonnes per hectare | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8114 tonnes per hectare | -14.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8066 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8469 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8697 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8583 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8583 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8537 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8114 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8568 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8613 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.906 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.901 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +27.2% |
| 2021 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9352 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7171 tonnes per hectare | -23.3% |
| 2024 | 0.732 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.732 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.09 tonnes per hectare, 67% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.732 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8095 tonnes per hectare, 90% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Millet yields in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +96.6% | 0.3943 tonnes per hectare | 0.7752 tonnes per hectare |
| 1979 | +89.0% | 0.2537 tonnes per hectare | 0.4795 tonnes per hectare |
| 1971 | +57.2% | 0.3006 tonnes per hectare | 0.4725 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 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 89 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.