Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Benin
Benin: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value was 22.73 million 1000 SLC in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
22.73 million 1000 SLC
Change on year
up 45.1%
World rank
20th
of 82 countries
All-time high
23.47 million 1000 SLC
in 2017
All-time low
4.33 million 1000 SLC
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 SLC.
Analysis
In 2024, sweet potatoes — gross production value in Benin stood at 22.73 million 1000 SLC.
The figure is up 45.1% on the previous year and up 71.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production value in Benin peaked at 23.47 million 1000 SLC in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.33 million 1000 SLC, in 1964.
That places Benin 20th out of 82 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Benin, year by year
| Year | 1000 SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.84 million 1000 SLC | — |
| 1962 | 12.33 million 1000 SLC | +111.1% |
| 1963 | 7.23 million 1000 SLC | -41.4% |
| 1964 | 4.33 million 1000 SLC | -40.1% |
| 1965 | 7.68 million 1000 SLC | +77.4% |
| 1966 | 9.62 million 1000 SLC | +25.3% |
| 1967 | 10.07 million 1000 SLC | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 12.17 million 1000 SLC | +20.9% |
| 1969 | 14.42 million 1000 SLC | +18.5% |
| 1970 | 14.85 million 1000 SLC | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 10.92 million 1000 SLC | -26.4% |
| 1972 | 10.18 million 1000 SLC | -6.8% |
| 1973 | 10.91 million 1000 SLC | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 10.46 million 1000 SLC | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 11.12 million 1000 SLC | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 11.52 million 1000 SLC | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 12.13 million 1000 SLC | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 12.94 million 1000 SLC | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 12.13 million 1000 SLC | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 7.34 million 1000 SLC | -39.5% |
| 1981 | 6.04 million 1000 SLC | -17.7% |
| 1982 | 5.44 million 1000 SLC | -10.0% |
| 1983 | 6.20 million 1000 SLC | +14.0% |
| 1984 | 7.02 million 1000 SLC | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 7.89 million 1000 SLC | +12.3% |
| 1986 | 7.10 million 1000 SLC | -9.9% |
| 1987 | 5.99 million 1000 SLC | -15.7% |
| 1988 | 8.52 million 1000 SLC | +42.3% |
| 1989 | 7.51 million 1000 SLC | -11.9% |
| 1990 | 6.65 million 1000 SLC | -11.4% |
| 1991 | 6.49 million 1000 SLC | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 6.92 million 1000 SLC | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 8.28 million 1000 SLC | +19.6% |
| 1994 | 9.53 million 1000 SLC | +15.1% |
| 1995 | 10.00 million 1000 SLC | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 12.44 million 1000 SLC | +24.4% |
| 1997 | 11.56 million 1000 SLC | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 8.26 million 1000 SLC | -28.6% |
| 1999 | 13.92 million 1000 SLC | +68.5% |
| 2000 | 13.26 million 1000 SLC | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 11.52 million 1000 SLC | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 16.94 million 1000 SLC | +47.0% |
| 2003 | 10.33 million 1000 SLC | -39.0% |
| 2004 | 10.11 million 1000 SLC | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 12.94 million 1000 SLC | +28.0% |
| 2006 | 12.66 million 1000 SLC | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 13.72 million 1000 SLC | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 14.74 million 1000 SLC | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 12.88 million 1000 SLC | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 15.62 million 1000 SLC | +21.3% |
| 2011 | 9.91 million 1000 SLC | -36.6% |
| 2012 | 10.56 million 1000 SLC | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 13.30 million 1000 SLC | +26.0% |
| 2014 | 13.24 million 1000 SLC | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 11.20 million 1000 SLC | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 11.76 million 1000 SLC | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 23.47 million 1000 SLC | +99.6% |
| 2018 | 13.07 million 1000 SLC | -44.3% |
| 2019 | 12.01 million 1000 SLC | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 11.51 million 1000 SLC | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 10.90 million 1000 SLC | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 11.44 million 1000 SLC | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 15.66 million 1000 SLC | +36.9% |
| 2024 | 22.73 million 1000 SLC | +45.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.30 million 1000 SLC | 4.33 million 1000 SLC | 14.42 million 1000 SLC | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.72 million 1000 SLC | 10.18 million 1000 SLC | 14.85 million 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.91 million 1000 SLC | 5.44 million 1000 SLC | 8.52 million 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.41 million 1000 SLC | 6.49 million 1000 SLC | 13.92 million 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.91 million 1000 SLC | 10.11 million 1000 SLC | 16.94 million 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.41 million 1000 SLC | 9.91 million 1000 SLC | 23.47 million 1000 SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.45 million 1000 SLC | 10.90 million 1000 SLC | 22.73 million 1000 SLC | 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 22.92 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 22.92 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 52.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sweet potatoes — gross production value in Benin?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production value in Benin was 22.73 million 1000 SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — gross production value recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 23.47 million 1000 SLC in 2017.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production value recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.33 million 1000 SLC in 1964.
- How does Benin rank for sweet potatoes — gross production value?
- Benin ranks 20th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production value rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.7%. 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, published as part of Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand SLC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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