Sugar cane yields in Benin
Benin: Sugar cane yields was 33.72 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sugar cane 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 33.72 tonnes per hectare for sugar cane yields in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Benin peaked at 42.97 tonnes per hectare in 2001 and was at its lowest, 26.26 tonnes per hectare, in 1987.
That places Benin 86th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Sugar cane yields in Benin, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 40 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1986 | 40 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 26.26 tonnes per hectare | -34.4% |
| 1988 | 37.17 tonnes per hectare | +41.6% |
| 1989 | 39.76 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 36.92 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 1991 | 37.23 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 41.28 tonnes per hectare | +10.9% |
| 1993 | 36.12 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 1994 | 33.16 tonnes per hectare | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 39.75 tonnes per hectare | +19.9% |
| 1996 | 37.7 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 38.83 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 32.26 tonnes per hectare | -16.9% |
| 1999 | 33.46 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 37.39 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 42.97 tonnes per hectare | +14.9% |
| 2002 | 38.84 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 42.17 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 35.67 tonnes per hectare | -15.4% |
| 2005 | 35.08 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 37.98 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 27.64 tonnes per hectare | -27.2% |
| 2008 | 34.49 tonnes per hectare | +24.8% |
| 2009 | 34.51 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 35.23 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 35.22 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 35.09 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 34.95 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 34.81 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 34.67 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 34.53 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 34.28 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 34.22 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 34.11 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 34 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 33.96 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 33.94 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 33.83 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 33.72 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 33.72 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 59.24 tonnes per hectare, 57% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Benin's 33.72 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.44 tonnes per hectare, 54% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar cane 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +41.6% | 26.26 tonnes per hectare | 37.17 tonnes per hectare |
| 1987 | -34.4% | 40 tonnes per hectare | 26.26 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.64 tonnes per hectare | 26.26 tonnes per hectare | 40 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
| 1990s | 36.67 tonnes per hectare | 32.26 tonnes per hectare | 41.28 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.67 tonnes per hectare | 27.64 tonnes per hectare | 42.97 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.71 tonnes per hectare | 34.11 tonnes per hectare | 35.23 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.89 tonnes per hectare | 33.72 tonnes per hectare | 34 tonnes per hectare | 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 sugar cane yields in Benin?
- Sugar cane yields in Benin was 33.72 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 sugar cane yields recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 42.97 tonnes per hectare in 2001.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.26 tonnes per hectare in 1987.
- How does Benin rank for sugar cane yields?
- Benin ranks 86th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Sugar cane 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.