Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Benin
Benin: Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 90.6 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Benin recorded 90.6 for roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Benin peaked at 114.58 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 50.07, in 1983.
Benin ranks 106th of 181 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 69.65 | — |
| 1962 | 63.32 | -9.1% |
| 1963 | 61.2 | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 63.71 | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 64.57 | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 63.51 | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 67.19 | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 71.47 | +6.4% |
| 1969 | 65.11 | -8.9% |
| 1970 | 63.35 | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 64.43 | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 63.83 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 59.76 | -6.4% |
| 1974 | 52.69 | -11.8% |
| 1975 | 52.16 | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 62.67 | +20.1% |
| 1977 | 58.29 | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 65.55 | +12.5% |
| 1979 | 67.3 | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 59.32 | -11.9% |
| 1981 | 55.51 | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 55.08 | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 50.07 | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 61.79 | +23.4% |
| 1985 | 57.2 | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 62.41 | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 54.2 | -13.2% |
| 1988 | 64.55 | +19.1% |
| 1989 | 68.55 | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 67.01 | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 72.72 | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 68.37 | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 70.11 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 70.11 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 71.75 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 76.53 | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 84.85 | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 88.88 | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 91.07 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 95.13 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 96.62 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 114.58 | +18.6% |
| 2003 | 104.91 | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 106.95 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 97.89 | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 81.15 | -17.1% |
| 2007 | 74.37 | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 104.06 | +39.9% |
| 2009 | 105.43 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 103.94 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 105.29 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 103.92 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 107.2 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 111.06 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 89.56 | -19.4% |
| 2016 | 99.38 | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 101.83 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 91.51 | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 103.11 | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 93.3 | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 92.28 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 91.36 | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 91.9 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 90.6 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 65.53 | 61.2 | 71.47 | 9 |
| 1970s | 61 | 52.16 | 67.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.87 | 50.07 | 68.55 | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.14 | 67.01 | 91.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.11 | 74.37 | 114.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.68 | 89.56 | 111.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.89 | 90.6 | 93.3 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 103 China, Taiwan Province of 91.8 compare
- 104 Saint Lucia 90.74 compare
- 105 Thailand 90.69 compare
- 107 Saint Kitts and Nevis 90.46 compare
- 108 Ireland 90.31 compare
- 109 Guatemala 90.07 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 roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Benin?
- Roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number in Benin was 90.6 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 114.58 in 2002.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.07 in 1983.
- How does Benin rank for roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number?
- Benin ranks 106th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. 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, published as part of Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.