Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Benin
Benin: Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value was 37,681 1000 USD in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Benin, 2009–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — gross production value in Benin is 37,681 1000 USD, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.3% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — gross production value in Benin peaked at 44,577 1000 USD in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15,449 1000 USD, in 2015.
Benin ranks 32nd of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value in Benin, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 17,401 1000 USD | — |
| 2010 | 32,916 1000 USD | +89.2% |
| 2011 | 23,164 1000 USD | -29.6% |
| 2012 | 17,425 1000 USD | -24.8% |
| 2013 | 23,017 1000 USD | +32.1% |
| 2014 | 27,005 1000 USD | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 15,449 1000 USD | -42.8% |
| 2016 | 23,321 1000 USD | +51.0% |
| 2017 | 44,577 1000 USD | +91.1% |
| 2018 | 19,836 1000 USD | -55.5% |
| 2019 | 17,524 1000 USD | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 20,209 1000 USD | +15.3% |
| 2021 | 19,832 1000 USD | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 20,717 1000 USD | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 24,742 1000 USD | +19.4% |
| 2024 | 37,681 1000 USD | +52.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 37,681 1000 USD is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23,420 1000 USD, 1.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Benin's 37,681 1000 USD is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59,420 1000 USD, 63% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17,401 1000 USD | 17,401 1000 USD | 17,401 1000 USD | 1 |
| 2010s | 24,423 1000 USD | 15,449 1000 USD | 44,577 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,636 1000 USD | 19,832 1000 USD | 37,681 1000 USD | 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 sweet potatoes — gross production value in Benin?
- Sweet potatoes — gross production value in Benin was 37,681 1000 USD 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 44,577 1000 USD in 2017.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — gross production value recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,449 1000 USD in 2015.
- How does Benin rank for sweet potatoes — gross production value?
- Benin ranks 32nd out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — gross production value rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. 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 (current thousand US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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