Vegetables Primary — Yield in Benin
Benin: Vegetables Primary — Yield was 6,204 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Vegetables Primary — Yield in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Benin recorded 6,204 kg/ha for vegetables primary — yield in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetables primary — yield in Benin peaked at 7,307 kg/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3,055 kg/ha, in 1962.
That places Benin 215th out of 251 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Vegetables Primary — Yield in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,130 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,055 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 3,222 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 1964 | 3,224 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 3,164 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 3,106 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 3,146 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 3,122 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 3,221 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 3,772 kg/ha | +17.1% |
| 1971 | 3,632 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 3,489 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 3,796 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 3,722 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 3,891 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 3,809 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 3,579 kg/ha | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 3,459 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 3,995 kg/ha | +15.5% |
| 1980 | 3,900 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 4,001 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 3,822 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 3,969 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 4,090 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 4,349 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 4,443 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 4,222 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 4,329 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 4,375 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 4,238 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 4,855 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 1992 | 4,656 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 4,443 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 4,564 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 4,536 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 3,934 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 1997 | 4,112 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 3,703 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 1999 | 4,106 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 2000 | 3,646 kg/ha | -11.2% |
| 2001 | 3,572 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 3,604 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 3,474 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 4,026 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 3,857 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 4,586 kg/ha | +18.9% |
| 2007 | 4,250 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 4,070 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 4,365 kg/ha | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 4,019 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 4,201 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 4,678 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 4,326 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 6,365 kg/ha | +47.1% |
| 2015 | 6,594 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 7,244 kg/ha | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 7,207 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 6,181 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 7,307 kg/ha | +18.2% |
| 2020 | 6,383 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 6,613 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 6,254 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 6,171 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 6,204 kg/ha | +0.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 6,204 kg/ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12,057 kg/ha, 51% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Benin's 6,204 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,414 kg/ha, 74% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetables Primary — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +47.1% | 4,326 kg/ha | 6,365 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,154 kg/ha | 3,055 kg/ha | 3,224 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,714 kg/ha | 3,459 kg/ha | 3,995 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,150 kg/ha | 3,822 kg/ha | 4,443 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,315 kg/ha | 3,703 kg/ha | 4,855 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,945 kg/ha | 3,474 kg/ha | 4,586 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,812 kg/ha | 4,019 kg/ha | 7,307 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,325 kg/ha | 6,171 kg/ha | 6,613 kg/ha | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Benin
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2998 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.337 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetables primary — yield in Benin?
- Vegetables primary — yield in Benin was 6,204 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest vegetables primary — yield recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 7,307 kg/ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest vegetables primary — yield recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,055 kg/ha in 1962.
- How does Benin rank for vegetables primary — yield?
- Benin ranks 215th out of 251 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vegetables primary — yield rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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, published as part of Vegetables Primary — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.