Benin vs Sierra Leone: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty
Benin
1,356 kg per hectare
in 2024
Sierra Leone
1,470 kg per hectare
in 2023
Benin rank
148th
Sierra Leone rank
146th
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Benin
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 1,470 kg per hectare against 1,356 kg per hectare in Benin, a difference of 114 kg per hectare.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Benin ranks 148th and Sierra Leone ranks 146th of 180 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 994.76 kg per hectare | 1,190 kg per hectare | 195.51 kg per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 1,179 kg per hectare | 1,184 kg per hectare | 4.47 kg per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 1,390 kg per hectare | 1,424 kg per hectare | 34.79 kg per hectare | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 1,332 kg per hectare | 1,759 kg per hectare | 426.67 kg per hectare | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty, Benin or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 1,470 kg per hectare against 1,356 kg per hectare in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty between Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 114 kg per hectare, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sierra Leone?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Sierra Leone rank globally for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Benin ranks 148th and Sierra Leone ranks 146th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.