Soybean yields in Benin
Benin: Soybean yields was 1.02 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Soybean yields in Benin, 1985–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Benin recorded 1.02 tonnes per hectare for soybean yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soybean yields in Benin peaked at 1.34 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2824 tonnes per hectare, in 2006.
That places Benin 83rd out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Soybean yields in Benin, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.5886 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1986 | 0.65 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7107 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 1988 | 0.602 tonnes per hectare | -15.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6974 tonnes per hectare | +15.8% |
| 1990 | 0.6535 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.5747 tonnes per hectare | -12.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6581 tonnes per hectare | +14.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5795 tonnes per hectare | -13.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6805 tonnes per hectare | +17.4% |
| 1996 | 0.637 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6918 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7109 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8181 tonnes per hectare | +15.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8358 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7816 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7198 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9796 tonnes per hectare | +36.1% |
| 2004 | 0.543 tonnes per hectare | -44.6% |
| 2005 | 0.8048 tonnes per hectare | +48.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2824 tonnes per hectare | -64.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5424 tonnes per hectare | +92.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8765 tonnes per hectare | +61.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8941 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.888 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8996 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8938 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8938 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9196 tonnes per hectare | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +20.2% |
| 2020 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1.02 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.26 tonnes per hectare, 81% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1.02 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.05 tonnes per hectare, 97% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Soybean yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +92.1% | 0.2824 tonnes per hectare | 0.5424 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6497 tonnes per hectare | 0.5886 tonnes per hectare | 0.7107 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.6671 tonnes per hectare | 0.5747 tonnes per hectare | 0.8181 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.726 tonnes per hectare | 0.2824 tonnes per hectare | 0.9796 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 0.888 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 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 soybean yields in Benin?
- Soybean yields in Benin was 1.02 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest soybean yields recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.34 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest soybean yields recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2824 tonnes per hectare in 2006.
- How does Benin rank for soybean yields?
- Benin ranks 83rd out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is soybean yields rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Soybean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.