Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Benin
Benin: Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0147 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Benin stood at 0.0147 ha per person.
The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.0481 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0061 ha per person, in 2013.
That places Benin 14th out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0481 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0411 ha per person | -14.6% |
| 1963 | 0.041 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0401 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0397 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0343 ha per person | -13.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0381 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 1968 | 0.036 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0381 ha per person | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0288 ha per person | -24.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0226 ha per person | -21.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0252 ha per person | +11.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0356 ha per person | +41.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0342 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0168 ha per person | -50.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0272 ha per person | +61.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0271 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0255 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 1979 | 0.023 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0227 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0233 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0226 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0248 ha per person | +9.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0252 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0244 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0237 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0244 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0267 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0269 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0257 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.027 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0255 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0236 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0238 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0229 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0226 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0226 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0247 ha per person | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0221 ha per person | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0244 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0245 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0252 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.022 ha per person | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0222 ha per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0214 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0166 ha per person | -22.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0151 ha per person | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0158 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0127 ha per person | -19.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0114 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0111 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0103 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0061 ha per person | -40.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0092 ha per person | +50.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0116 ha per person | +25.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0113 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0116 ha per person | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0237 ha per person | +103.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0119 ha per person | -49.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0103 ha per person | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0098 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0093 ha per person | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0122 ha per person | +32.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0147 ha per person | +20.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0147 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0026 ha per person, 5.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0147 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0107 ha per person, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +103.9% | 0.0116 ha per person | 0.0237 ha per person |
| 1976 | +61.4% | 0.0168 ha per person | 0.0272 ha per person |
| 2014 | +50.5% | 0.0061 ha per person | 0.0092 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0396 ha per person | 0.0343 ha per person | 0.0481 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0266 ha per person | 0.0168 ha per person | 0.0356 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0245 ha per person | 0.0226 ha per person | 0.0269 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0241 ha per person | 0.0221 ha per person | 0.027 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.02 ha per person | 0.0127 ha per person | 0.0252 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0118 ha per person | 0.0061 ha per person | 0.0237 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0113 ha per person | 0.0093 ha per person | 0.0147 ha per person | 5 |
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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 sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Benin?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Benin was 0.0147 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0481 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0061 ha per person in 2013.
- How does Benin rank for sorghum — area harvested, per capita?
- Benin ranks 14th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sorghum — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.