Treenuts, Total — Area harvested in Benin
Benin: Treenuts, Total — Area harvested was 493,004 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Treenuts, Total — Area harvested in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, treenuts, total — area harvested in Benin stood at 493,004 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, treenuts, total — area harvested in Benin peaked at 695,961 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2,000 ha, in 1961.
Benin ranks 6th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Treenuts, Total — Area harvested in Benin, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 5,000 ha | +150.0% |
| 1968 | 7,000 ha | +40.0% |
| 1969 | 8,500 ha | +21.4% |
| 1970 | 9,148 ha | +7.6% |
| 1971 | 9,000 ha | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 9,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 9,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 9,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 9,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 5,000 ha | -44.4% |
| 1977 | 7,846 ha | +56.9% |
| 1978 | 10,000 ha | +27.5% |
| 1979 | 10,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 10,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 10,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 20,000 ha | +100.0% |
| 1983 | 10,000 ha | -50.0% |
| 1984 | 10,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 10,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 10,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 10,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 10,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 12,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1990 | 22,000 ha | +83.3% |
| 1991 | 30,200 ha | +37.3% |
| 1992 | 42,200 ha | +39.7% |
| 1993 | 57,200 ha | +35.5% |
| 1994 | 67,200 ha | +17.5% |
| 1995 | 102,253 ha | +52.2% |
| 1996 | 132,295 ha | +29.4% |
| 1997 | 167,323 ha | +26.5% |
| 1998 | 167,333 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 182,300 ha | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 187,423 ha | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 187,796 ha | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 195,203 ha | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 196,530 ha | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 183,042 ha | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 192,448 ha | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 212,374 ha | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 250,429 ha | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 452,450 ha | +80.7% |
| 2009 | 602,567 ha | +33.2% |
| 2010 | 343,050 ha | -43.1% |
| 2011 | 468,141 ha | +36.5% |
| 2012 | 504,397 ha | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 612,762 ha | +21.5% |
| 2014 | 623,990 ha | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 695,961 ha | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 390,581 ha | -43.9% |
| 2017 | 405,828 ha | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 343,178 ha | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 366,377 ha | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 365,958 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 380,251 ha | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 519,966 ha | +36.7% |
| 2023 | 452,231 ha | -13.0% |
| 2024 | 493,004 ha | +9.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 493,004 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6,680 ha, 73.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Benin's 493,004 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27,038 ha, 18.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Treenuts, Total — Area harvested in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +150.0% | 2,000 ha | 5,000 ha |
| 1982 | +100.0% | 10,000 ha | 20,000 ha |
| 1990 | +83.3% | 12,000 ha | 22,000 ha |
| 2008 | +80.7% | 250,429 ha | 452,450 ha |
| 1983 | -50.0% | 20,000 ha | 10,000 ha |
| 1977 | +56.9% | 5,000 ha | 7,846 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,611 ha | 2,000 ha | 8,500 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,699 ha | 5,000 ha | 10,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,200 ha | 10,000 ha | 20,000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 97,030 ha | 22,000 ha | 182,300 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 266,026 ha | 183,042 ha | 602,567 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 475,426 ha | 343,050 ha | 695,961 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 442,282 ha | 365,958 ha | 519,966 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 3 China 712,573 ha compare
- 3 China, mainland 712,573 ha compare
- 3 Türkiye 1.50 million ha compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 1.33 million ha compare
- 5 Indonesia 659,954 ha compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 422,386 ha compare
- 6 Viet Nam 287,250 ha compare
- 7 Brazil 459,488 ha compare
- 8 Ghana 418,298 ha compare
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 137,933 ha compare
- 9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 58,720 ha compare
- 9 Morocco 254,347 ha 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 treenuts, total — area harvested in Benin?
- Treenuts, total — area harvested in Benin was 493,004 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest treenuts, total — area harvested recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 695,961 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest treenuts, total — area harvested recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,000 ha in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for treenuts, total — area harvested?
- Benin ranks 6th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is treenuts, total — area harvested rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Treenuts, Total — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.