Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per in Benin
Benin: Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per was 0.0042 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.0042 t per person for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per in 2024.
That represents a change of down 38.1% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per in Benin peaked at 0.0079 t per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 t per person, in 1961.
Benin ranks 85th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per in Benin, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 t per person | +11.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 t per person | +38.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 t per person | +36.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 t per person | +47.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 t per person | +79.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0005 t per person | +33.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 t per person | +11.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0006 t per person | +9.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0006 t per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0006 t per person | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0008 t per person | +27.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 t per person | -51.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0006 t per person | +50.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0012 t per person | +95.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0011 t per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0011 t per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0011 t per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0013 t per person | +21.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0013 t per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0012 t per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0012 t per person | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0013 t per person | +10.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0016 t per person | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0015 t per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0014 t per person | -7.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0013 t per person | -8.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0012 t per person | -8.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0014 t per person | +13.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0014 t per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0013 t per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0013 t per person | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0013 t per person | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0016 t per person | +22.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 t per person | -69.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0012 t per person | +149.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0014 t per person | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0016 t per person | +19.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 t per person | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0017 t per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0023 t per person | +38.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0018 t per person | -19.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0023 t per person | +23.1% |
| 2004 | 0.001 t per person | -55.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0017 t per person | +65.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0025 t per person | +47.7% |
| 2007 | 0.001 t per person | -59.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 t per person | -32.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0038 t per person | +461.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 t per person | -77.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 t per person | +25.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0079 t per person | +633.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0034 t per person | -56.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0039 t per person | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0063 t per person | +61.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0069 t per person | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0058 t per person | -16.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0019 t per person | -67.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0053 t per person | +176.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0059 t per person | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0066 t per person | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0067 t per person | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0067 t per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0042 t per person | -38.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0042 t per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.011 t per person, 38% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0042 t per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0055 t per person, 76% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +633.5% | 0.0011 t per person | 0.0079 t per person |
| 2009 | +461.3% | 0.0007 t per person | 0.0038 t per person |
| 2019 | +176.7% | 0.0019 t per person | 0.0053 t per person |
| 1996 | +149.7% | 0.0005 t per person | 0.0012 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0003 t per person | 0.0001 t per person | 0.0006 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0009 t per person | 0.0004 t per person | 0.0013 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0013 t per person | 0.0012 t per person | 0.0016 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0013 t per person | 0.0005 t per person | 0.0017 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0019 t per person | 0.0007 t per person | 0.0038 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0043 t per person | 0.0009 t per person | 0.0079 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.006 t per person | 0.0042 t per person | 0.0067 t 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 onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per in Benin?
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per in Benin was 0.0042 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0079 t per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 t per person in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per?
- Benin ranks 85th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — production, per rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production 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
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.