Potato yields in Benin
Benin: Potato yields was 9.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Potato yields in Benin, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Benin recorded 9.5 tonnes per hectare for potato yields in 2024.
The figure is up 39.7% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potato yields in Benin peaked at 19.82 tonnes per hectare in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2 tonnes per hectare, in 2001.
That places Benin 133rd out of 158 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.05 tonnes per hectare | 10.18 tonnes per hectare | 12 tonnes per hectare | 4 |
| 1990s | 7.41 tonnes per hectare | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | 9.92 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.68 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 19.82 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 2010s | 10.12 tonnes per hectare | 8.42 tonnes per hectare | 13.87 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.41 tonnes per hectare | 6.8 tonnes per hectare | 13.21 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 potato yields in Benin?
- Potato yields in Benin was 9.5 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest potato yields recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 19.82 tonnes per hectare in 2006.
- What is the lowest potato yields recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 tonnes per hectare in 2001.
- How does Benin rank for potato yields?
- Benin ranks 133rd out of 158 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potato yields rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. 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); Broadberry et al. (2015); Brassley (2000) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Potato yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.