Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Benin
Benin: Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate was 20.35 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Benin, 1991–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Benin recorded 20.35 % change on previous year for cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 218.0% on the previous year and up 1,660.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Benin peaked at 26.42 % change on previous year in 2011 and was at its lowest, -17.25 % change on previous year, in 2023.
Benin ranks 16th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Benin, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.62 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 3.96 % change on previous year | +9.4% |
| 1993 | 0.635 % change on previous year | -84.0% |
| 1994 | 4.1 % change on previous year | +545.9% |
| 1995 | 13.54 % change on previous year | +230.2% |
| 1996 | -7.08 % change on previous year | -152.3% |
| 1997 | 10.64 % change on previous year | -250.3% |
| 1998 | -5.47 % change on previous year | -151.4% |
| 1999 | 10.11 % change on previous year | -284.7% |
| 2000 | -5.2 % change on previous year | -151.5% |
| 2001 | -2.98 % change on previous year | -42.8% |
| 2002 | 5.78 % change on previous year | -294.2% |
| 2003 | 1.56 % change on previous year | -73.1% |
| 2004 | -0.235 % change on previous year | -115.1% |
| 2005 | -0.8377 % change on previous year | +256.4% |
| 2006 | 4.76 % change on previous year | -668.3% |
| 2007 | 8.02 % change on previous year | +68.5% |
| 2008 | -9.9 % change on previous year | -223.4% |
| 2009 | 22.85 % change on previous year | -330.9% |
| 2010 | -15.66 % change on previous year | -168.5% |
| 2011 | 26.42 % change on previous year | -268.7% |
| 2012 | -9.53 % change on previous year | -136.1% |
| 2013 | 7.75 % change on previous year | -181.3% |
| 2014 | -1.3 % change on previous year | -116.8% |
| 2015 | -8.46 % change on previous year | +548.9% |
| 2016 | 8.92 % change on previous year | -205.4% |
| 2017 | -3.47 % change on previous year | -138.9% |
| 2018 | 1.64 % change on previous year | -147.4% |
| 2019 | -13.31 % change on previous year | -910.1% |
| 2020 | 15.71 % change on previous year | -218.0% |
| 2021 | -1.69 % change on previous year | -110.8% |
| 2022 | -3.34 % change on previous year | +98.0% |
| 2023 | -17.25 % change on previous year | +415.8% |
| 2024 | 20.35 % change on previous year | -218.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 20.35 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7269 % change on previous year, 28.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 20.35 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.0063 % change on previous year. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.78 % change on previous year | -7.08 % change on previous year | 13.54 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.38 % change on previous year | -9.9 % change on previous year | 22.85 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7008 % change on previous year | -15.66 % change on previous year | 26.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.76 % change on previous year | -17.25 % change on previous year | 20.35 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 13 Mauritius 25.91 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Sri Lanka 25.42 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Argentina 21.57 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Kenya 18.96 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Niger 18.13 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Mongolia 16.38 % change on previous year compare
More poverty & inequality data for Benin
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.56 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,356 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 11.63 (2013)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 11.6% (2013)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2013)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 6.56 % change on previous year (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Benin?
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate in Benin was 20.35 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 26.42 % change on previous year in 2011.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.25 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does Benin rank for cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate?
- Benin ranks 16th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,660.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Cereal yield vs extreme poverty. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Cereal yield vs extreme poverty. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.