Sweet potatoes — Production, per capita in Benin
Benin: Sweet potatoes — Production, per capita was 0.0078 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Production, per capita in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — production, per capita in Benin is 0.0078 t per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 41.6% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.024 t per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.004 t per person, in 2021.
Benin ranks 34th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Production, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0113 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0234 t per person | +107.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0135 t per person | -42.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0079 t per person | -41.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0138 t per person | +74.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0169 t per person | +22.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0173 t per person | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0205 t per person | +18.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0238 t per person | +16.0% |
| 1970 | 0.024 t per person | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0172 t per person | -28.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0157 t per person | -9.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0164 t per person | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0154 t per person | -6.4% |
| 1975 | 0.016 t per person | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0161 t per person | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0166 t per person | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0172 t per person | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0157 t per person | -8.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0092 t per person | -41.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0074 t per person | -20.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0065 t per person | -12.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0072 t per person | +10.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0079 t per person | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0086 t per person | +9.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0075 t per person | -12.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0061 t per person | -18.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0085 t per person | +38.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0072 t per person | -14.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0062 t per person | -14.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0059 t per person | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0061 t per person | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 0.007 t per person | +14.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0077 t per person | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0079 t per person | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0096 t per person | +21.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0087 t per person | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 0.006 t per person | -30.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0098 t per person | +63.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0091 t per person | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0077 t per person | -15.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0109 t per person | +42.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0065 t per person | -40.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0061 t per person | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0076 t per person | +24.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0072 t per person | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0076 t per person | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0079 t per person | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0067 t per person | -15.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0079 t per person | +17.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0049 t per person | -38.4% |
| 2012 | 0.005 t per person | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0061 t per person | +22.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0059 t per person | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0049 t per person | -17.9% |
| 2016 | 0.005 t per person | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0096 t per person | +94.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0052 t per person | -45.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0047 t per person | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0044 t per person | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.004 t per person | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0041 t per person | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0055 t per person | +33.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0078 t per person | +41.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0165 t per person | 0.0079 t per person | 0.0238 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.017 t per person | 0.0154 t per person | 0.024 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0076 t per person | 0.0061 t per person | 0.0092 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0075 t per person | 0.0059 t per person | 0.0098 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0077 t per person | 0.0061 t per person | 0.0109 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0059 t per person | 0.0047 t per person | 0.0096 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0051 t per person | 0.004 t per person | 0.0078 t per person | 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 sweet potatoes — production, per capita in Benin?
- Sweet potatoes — production, per capita in Benin was 0.0078 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.024 t per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.004 t per person in 2021.
- How does Benin rank for sweet potatoes — production, per capita?
- Benin ranks 34th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — production, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Sweet potatoes — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.