Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Benin
Benin: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 1,356 kg per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,356 kg per hectare
Change on year
up 20.4%
World rank
148th
of 180 countries
All-time high
1,518 kg per hectare
in 2011
All-time low
847.9 kg per hectare
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Benin, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Benin recorded 1,356 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in 2024.
That represents a change of up 20.4% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Benin peaked at 1,518 kg per hectare in 2011 and was at its lowest, 847.9 kg per hectare, in 1990.
That places Benin 148th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 847.9 kg per hectare | — |
| 1991 | 878.6 kg per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 913.4 kg per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 919.2 kg per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 956.9 kg per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 1,086 kg per hectare | +13.5% |
| 1996 | 1,010 kg per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 1,117 kg per hectare | +10.6% |
| 1998 | 1,056 kg per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 1,163 kg per hectare | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 1,102 kg per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 1,069 kg per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 1,131 kg per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 1,149 kg per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1,146 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,136 kg per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1,190 kg per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 1,286 kg per hectare | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 1,159 kg per hectare | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 1,424 kg per hectare | +22.9% |
| 2010 | 1,201 kg per hectare | -15.7% |
| 2011 | 1,518 kg per hectare | +26.4% |
| 2012 | 1,373 kg per hectare | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 1,480 kg per hectare | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 1,460 kg per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 1,337 kg per hectare | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 1,456 kg per hectare | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 1,405 kg per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 1,428 kg per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1,238 kg per hectare | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 1,433 kg per hectare | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 1,409 kg per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 1,362 kg per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 1,127 kg per hectare | -17.2% |
| 2024 | 1,356 kg per hectare | +20.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1,356 kg per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,085 kg per hectare, 65% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1,356 kg per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,342 kg per hectare, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 994.76 kg per hectare | 847.9 kg per hectare | 1,163 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,179 kg per hectare | 1,069 kg per hectare | 1,424 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,390 kg per hectare | 1,201 kg per hectare | 1,518 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,337 kg per hectare | 1,127 kg per hectare | 1,433 kg per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 145 Kazakhstan 1,530 kg per hectare compare
- 146 Sierra Leone 1,470 kg per hectare compare
- 147 Cyprus 1,440 kg per hectare compare
- 149 Guinea 1,351 kg per hectare compare
- 150 Guinea-Bissau 1,333 kg per hectare compare
- 151 Mongolia 1,296 kg per hectare 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 extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 20.35 % change on previous year (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. share in extreme poverty in Benin?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Benin was 1,356 kg per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1,518 kg per hectare in 2011.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 847.9 kg per hectare in 1990.
- How does Benin rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Benin ranks 148th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.