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 134th out of 159 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.
Potato yields in Benin, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 10.18 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1986 | 11.46 tonnes per hectare | +12.6% |
| 1987 | 12 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 10.57 tonnes per hectare | -11.9% |
| 1995 | 9 tonnes per hectare | -14.9% |
| 1996 | 9.22 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 9.92 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 5.4 tonnes per hectare | -45.6% |
| 1999 | 3.5 tonnes per hectare | -35.2% |
| 2000 | 5.78 tonnes per hectare | +65.2% |
| 2001 | 2 tonnes per hectare | -65.4% |
| 2002 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | +21.4% |
| 2004 | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 19.82 tonnes per hectare | +734.5% |
| 2007 | 3 tonnes per hectare | -84.9% |
| 2009 | 8.03 tonnes per hectare | +167.5% |
| 2010 | 8.42 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 8.63 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 8.84 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 9.31 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 13.15 tonnes per hectare | +41.2% |
| 2015 | 13.87 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 10.37 tonnes per hectare | -25.2% |
| 2017 | 10.16 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 8.57 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 9.87 tonnes per hectare | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 10.76 tonnes per hectare | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 11.79 tonnes per hectare | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 13.21 tonnes per hectare | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 6.8 tonnes per hectare | -48.5% |
| 2024 | 9.5 tonnes per hectare | +39.7% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 9.5 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.14 tonnes per hectare, 59% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Benin's 9.5 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.02 tonnes per hectare, 95% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potato 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +734.5% | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | 19.82 tonnes per hectare |
| 2009 | +167.5% | 3 tonnes per hectare | 8.03 tonnes per hectare |
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 |
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 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 134th out of 159 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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Yields are measured in tonnes per hectare.