Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant) … square kilometre US in Benin
Benin: Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant) … square kilometre US was 0.0035 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) in Benin, 1985–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.0035 1000 USD per square kilometre for potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Benin peaked at 0.0053 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 2001.
That places Benin 112th out of 115 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant) … square kilometre US in Benin, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.0024 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1986 | 0.0038 1000 USD per square kilometre | +58.8% |
| 1987 | 0.005 1000 USD per square kilometre | +31.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0052 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0045 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1996 | 0.003 1000 USD per square kilometre | -34.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0053 1000 USD per square kilometre | +77.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 1000 USD per square kilometre | -85.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | -35.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0012 1000 USD per square kilometre | +154.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | -90.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | +107.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | -56.7% |
| 2006 | 0.003 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2538.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | -86.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0042 1000 USD per square kilometre | +919.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0035 1000 USD per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0035 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0036 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0033 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0024 1000 USD per square kilometre | -27.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 1000 USD per square kilometre | -49.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0014 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0015 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 1000 USD per square kilometre | -44.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 1000 USD per square kilometre | +75.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0022 1000 USD per square kilometre | +147.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0038 1000 USD per square kilometre | +77.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0035 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0035 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7592 1000 USD per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0035 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.291 1000 USD per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes: Gross Production Value (constant) … square kilometre US 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 | +2538.5% | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.003 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +919.2% | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0042 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0041 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0024 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0052 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.0028 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0053 1000 USD per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0042 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0023 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0008 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0036 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0026 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0038 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 109 Chad 0.0181 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 110 Oman 0.0163 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 111 Central African Republic 0.0062 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 113 Paraguay 0.0017 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 114 Fiji 0.0014 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 115 Eritrea 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
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 potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Benin?
- Potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) in Benin was 0.0035 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0053 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1997.
- What is the lowest potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Benin rank for potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$)?
- Benin ranks 112th out of 115 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — gross production value (constant 2014-2016 thousand us$) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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 Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Gross Production Value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.