Sorghum — Production, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Sorghum — Production, per square kilometre was 1.33 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sorghum — Production, per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — production, per square kilometre in Benin is 1.33 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 21.1% on the previous year and up 70.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — production, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 2.83 t per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3784 t per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Benin 17th out of 107 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sorghum — Production, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5427 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4909 t per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1963 | 0.5587 t per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1964 | 0.5021 t per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 1965 | 0.5231 t per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.4322 t per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 1967 | 0.5124 t per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1968 | 0.5197 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.5628 t per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3784 t per square kilometre | -32.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4291 t per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4419 t per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6942 t per square kilometre | +57.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7027 t per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4574 t per square kilometre | -34.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6356 t per square kilometre | +39.0% |
| 1977 | 0.6711 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5495 t per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5601 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4961 t per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1981 | 0.5054 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.5358 t per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.503 t per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 0.7357 t per square kilometre | +46.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7303 t per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.7885 t per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8045 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8637 t per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 0.9435 t per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1990 | 0.8782 t per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 1.02 t per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9778 t per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.9369 t per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 1 t per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 1.04 t per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9778 t per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 1.07 t per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 1.23 t per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1999 | 1.12 t per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 1.38 t per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 2001 | 1.47 t per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 1.62 t per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 1.45 t per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 1.45 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.5 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 1.18 t per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 2007 | 1.04 t per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 1.26 t per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1 t per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 1.49 t per square kilometre | +35.6% |
| 2011 | 1.18 t per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 2012 | 1.28 t per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7811 t per square kilometre | -38.7% |
| 2014 | 0.889 t per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 1.15 t per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 2016 | 1.15 t per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.23 t per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 2.83 t per square kilometre | +130.6% |
| 2019 | 1.42 t per square kilometre | -49.9% |
| 2020 | 1.31 t per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 1.18 t per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 1.1 t per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 1.33 t per square kilometre | +21.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1.33 t per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2014 t per square kilometre, 6.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1.33 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8827 t per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Production, per square kilometre 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 | +130.6% | 1.23 t per square kilometre | 2.83 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5161 t per square kilometre | 0.4322 t per square kilometre | 0.5628 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.552 t per square kilometre | 0.3784 t per square kilometre | 0.7027 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6906 t per square kilometre | 0.4961 t per square kilometre | 0.9435 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 t per square kilometre | 0.8782 t per square kilometre | 1.23 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 t per square kilometre | 1.04 t per square kilometre | 1.62 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 t per square kilometre | 0.7811 t per square kilometre | 2.83 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 t per square kilometre | 1.1 t per square kilometre | 1.33 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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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 — production, per square kilometre in Benin?
- Sorghum — production, per square kilometre in Benin was 1.33 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — production, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2.83 t per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest sorghum — production, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3784 t per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Benin rank for sorghum — production, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 17th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — Production 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.
Sorghum — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sorghum — Production 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
Sorghum — Production 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.