Tomato yields in Benin
Benin: Tomato yields was 7.19 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tomato yields in Benin, 1961–2024
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 7.19 tonnes per hectare for tomato yields in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tomato yields in Benin peaked at 9.04 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.88 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Benin ranks 157th of 173 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.45 tonnes per hectare | 1.88 tonnes per hectare | 3.15 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.18 tonnes per hectare | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | 5.66 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.95 tonnes per hectare | 3.66 tonnes per hectare | 6.22 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.35 tonnes per hectare | 4.79 tonnes per hectare | 5.92 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.45 tonnes per hectare | 4.74 tonnes per hectare | 5.98 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.17 tonnes per hectare | 5.56 tonnes per hectare | 9.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.91 tonnes per hectare | 6.62 tonnes per hectare | 7.19 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 154 North Korea 7.8 tonnes per hectare compare
- 155 Democratic Republic of Congo 7.54 tonnes per hectare compare
- 156 Grenada 7.47 tonnes per hectare compare
- 158 Singapore 7.16 tonnes per hectare compare
- 159 Seychelles 6.59 tonnes per hectare compare
- 160 Namibia 6.23 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Benin
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 22.9% (2025)
- Rural population 6.91 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 46.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 52.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 22.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 22.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.14 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tomato yields in Benin?
- Tomato yields in Benin was 7.19 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 tomato yields recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 9.04 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest tomato yields recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.88 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for tomato yields?
- Benin ranks 157th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tomato yields rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tomato 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.