Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre was 0.6871 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Benin stood at 0.6871 t per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.9% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 1.03 t per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1899 t per square kilometre, in 1964.
That places Benin 37th out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2561 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5408 t per square kilometre | +111.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3169 t per square kilometre | -41.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1899 t per square kilometre | -40.1% |
| 1965 | 0.337 t per square kilometre | +77.4% |
| 1966 | 0.4221 t per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 1967 | 0.4416 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 0.5339 t per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1969 | 0.6326 t per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1970 | 0.6512 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.4792 t per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4464 t per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1973 | 0.4784 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 0.4586 t per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4878 t per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5055 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5321 t per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 0.5676 t per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 0.5321 t per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3219 t per square kilometre | -39.5% |
| 1981 | 0.265 t per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2386 t per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2719 t per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3081 t per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3459 t per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3116 t per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2628 t per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3738 t per square kilometre | +42.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3293 t per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2919 t per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2847 t per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3037 t per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3633 t per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1994 | 0.418 t per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4385 t per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.5455 t per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5072 t per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3623 t per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6106 t per square kilometre | +68.5% |
| 2000 | 0.5817 t per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5055 t per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7432 t per square kilometre | +47.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4532 t per square kilometre | -39.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4434 t per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5676 t per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5551 t per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6019 t per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6466 t per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5649 t per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6852 t per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4347 t per square kilometre | -36.6% |
| 2012 | 0.463 t per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5834 t per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5808 t per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4914 t per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5157 t per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 1.03 t per square kilometre | +99.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5734 t per square kilometre | -44.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5268 t per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5048 t per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.478 t per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5019 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6871 t per square kilometre | +36.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4079 t per square kilometre | 0.1899 t per square kilometre | 0.6326 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5139 t per square kilometre | 0.4464 t per square kilometre | 0.6512 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3029 t per square kilometre | 0.2386 t per square kilometre | 0.3738 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4126 t per square kilometre | 0.2847 t per square kilometre | 0.6106 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5663 t per square kilometre | 0.4434 t per square kilometre | 0.7432 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5884 t per square kilometre | 0.4347 t per square kilometre | 1.03 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5429 t per square kilometre | 0.478 t per square kilometre | 0.6871 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 34 Indonesia 0.8238 t per square kilometre compare
- 35 Saint Lucia 0.6902 t per square kilometre compare
- 36 Fiji 0.6884 t per square kilometre compare
- 38 Antigua and Barbuda 0.6784 t per square kilometre compare
- 39 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.6769 t per square kilometre compare
- 40 Ghana 0.6278 t per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Benin?
- Sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre in Benin was 0.6871 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 t per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1899 t per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Benin rank for sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 37th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sweet potatoes — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sweet potatoes — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sweet potatoes — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.