Unmanufactured tobacco — Gross Production Index Number in Benin
Benin: Unmanufactured tobacco — Gross Production Index Number was 79.01 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Unmanufactured tobacco — Gross Production Index Number in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unmanufactured tobacco — gross production index number in Benin is 79.01, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unmanufactured tobacco — gross production index number in Benin peaked at 31,487 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 74.73, in 2016.
Benin ranks 93rd of 115 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Unmanufactured tobacco — Gross Production Index Number in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 18,210 | — |
| 1962 | 20,676 | +13.5% |
| 1963 | 12,256 | -40.7% |
| 1964 | 17,886 | +45.9% |
| 1965 | 24,761 | +38.4% |
| 1966 | 19,430 | -21.5% |
| 1967 | 21,598 | +11.2% |
| 1968 | 20,153 | -6.7% |
| 1969 | 25,060 | +24.4% |
| 1970 | 21,822 | -12.9% |
| 1971 | 24,811 | +13.7% |
| 1972 | 28,672 | +15.6% |
| 1973 | 31,487 | +9.8% |
| 1974 | 31,113 | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 30,839 | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 6,277 | -79.6% |
| 1977 | 10,936 | +74.2% |
| 1978 | 7,299 | -33.3% |
| 1979 | 13,726 | +88.1% |
| 1980 | 8,968 | -34.7% |
| 1981 | 17,836 | +98.9% |
| 1982 | 5,555 | -68.9% |
| 1983 | 4,833 | -13.0% |
| 1984 | 6,552 | +35.6% |
| 1985 | 11,185 | +70.7% |
| 1986 | 10,736 | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 6,427 | -40.1% |
| 1988 | 10,188 | +58.5% |
| 1989 | 8,021 | -21.3% |
| 1990 | 6,402 | -20.2% |
| 1991 | 6,776 | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 11,434 | +68.8% |
| 1993 | 5,929 | -48.1% |
| 1994 | 8,420 | +42.0% |
| 1995 | 7,523 | -10.7% |
| 1996 | 10,861 | +44.4% |
| 1997 | 9,964 | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 14,523 | +45.7% |
| 1999 | 17,487 | +20.4% |
| 2000 | 16,914 | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 15,470 | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 18,484 | +19.5% |
| 2003 | 21,498 | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 19,156 | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 25,708 | +34.2% |
| 2006 | 12,082 | -53.0% |
| 2007 | 17,039 | +41.0% |
| 2008 | 5,082 | -70.2% |
| 2009 | 2,317 | -54.4% |
| 2010 | 11,708 | +405.4% |
| 2011 | 9,939 | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 373.66 | -96.2% |
| 2013 | 523.12 | +40.0% |
| 2014 | 125.63 | -76.0% |
| 2015 | 99.64 | -20.7% |
| 2016 | 74.73 | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 74.73 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.04 | +11.1% |
| 2019 | 77.5 | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 78.42 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 79.65 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 78.52 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 78.87 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 79.01 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,003 | 12,256 | 25,060 | 9 |
| 1970s | 20,698 | 6,277 | 31,487 | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,030 | 4,833 | 17,836 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,932 | 5,929 | 17,487 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,375 | 2,317 | 25,708 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,308 | 74.73 | 11,708 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.89 | 78.42 | 79.65 | 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 unmanufactured tobacco — gross production index number in Benin?
- Unmanufactured tobacco — gross production index number in Benin was 79.01 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest unmanufactured tobacco — gross production index number recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 31,487 in 1973.
- What is the lowest unmanufactured tobacco — gross production index number recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.73 in 2016.
- How does Benin rank for unmanufactured tobacco — gross production index number?
- Benin ranks 93rd out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unmanufactured tobacco — gross production index number rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. 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 Unmanufactured tobacco — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.