SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture share of in Benin
Benin: SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture share of was 4.21 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture share of in Benin, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture share of in Benin stood at 4.21 %.
The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture share of in Benin peaked at 5.03 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.22 %, in 2019.
That places Benin 25th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture share of in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4.07 % | — |
| 2002 | 4.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4.06 % | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 4.07 % | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 4.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4.05 % | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 4.07 % | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 4.05 % | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 4.1 % | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 4.1 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.95 % | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 4.13 % | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 3.99 % | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 4.34 % | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 4.07 % | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 3.22 % | -20.9% |
| 2020 | 5.03 % | +56.2% |
| 2021 | 3.3 % | -34.4% |
| 2022 | 3.92 % | +18.8% |
| 2023 | 3.87 % | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 4.21 % | +8.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 4.21 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.61 %, 1.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Benin's 4.21 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.73 %, 1.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture share of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +56.2% | 3.22 % | 5.03 % |
| 2021 | -34.4% | 5.03 % | 3.3 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.07 % | 4.05 % | 4.07 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 4 % | 3.22 % | 4.34 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.07 % | 3.3 % | 5.03 % | 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 sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture share of in Benin?
- Sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture share of in Benin was 4.21 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture share of recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 5.03 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture share of recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.22 % in 2019.
- How does Benin rank for sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture share of?
- Benin ranks 25th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sdg 2.a.1: highest government level — sdg 2.a.1: agriculture share of rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture share of Government Expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.