Agriculture & Rural in Benin 1,503 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Benin. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in 17.6 % 2023 down 31.8% 128th FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Male — Value 1,920 1000 No 2023 up 34.9% 38th FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Female 2,203 1000 No 2023 up 66.2% 29th FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Male — Value 61.6 % 2023 down 6.3% 11th FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Female 72.46 % 2023 up 16.5% 23rd FAO Model — Share of females in total AFS employment — Female — Value 53.44 % 2023 up 10.8% 13th Oranges — Production, per capita 0.0011 t per person 2024 down 18.5% 75th Oranges — Area harvested, per capita 0.0004 ha per person 2024 down 37.8% 48th Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture 1,515 1000 No 2023 up 29.4% 33rd Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture 1,062 1000 No 2023 up 53.8% 29th SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture share of 4.21 % 2024 up 6.6% 25th SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture 0.17 2024 up 13.3% 123rd 2.a.1 Agriculture share of Government Expenditure — Value 4.21 % 2024 up 6.6% 25th 2.a.1 Agriculture value added share of GDP — Value 24.23 % 2024 down 5.4% 17th 2.a.1 Agriculture orientation index for government expenditures 0.17 2024 up 13.3% 123rd FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 78.93 % 2023 down 4.0% 41st FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 48.19 % 2023 down 7.5% 66th SDG 2.a.1: highest government level — SDG 2.a.1: Agriculture value 24.23 % 2024 down 5.4% 18th Bananas — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0.0387 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 11.9% 63rd Citrus Fruit, Total — Yield, per unit of GDP 0 kg/ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 19.0% 76th Tomato yields 7.19 tonnes per hectare 2024 down 18.1% 158th Cassava, fresh — Gross Production Index Number 117.27 2024 up 9.4% 25th Cassava, fresh — Gross per capita Production Index Number 92.04 2024 down 16.6% 44th Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Total — Value 4,123 1000 No 2023 up 50.0% 33rd Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 48.62 % 2023 down 10.0% 15th Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 34.92 % 2023 up 7.7% 38th Gender gap in the share of employment in agrifood systems out of 13.7 % 2023 down 36.7% 9th Surface area 114,760 sq. km 2023 unchanged 102nd Agricultural land per capita 0.3343 hectares per capita 2023 down 10.1% 118th Phosphate fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 10.28 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 729.0% 106th Nitrogen fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 13.17 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 795.9% 137th Potash fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 4.77 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 287.8% 121st Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 13.17 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 795.9% 137th Fish and seafood production 79,000 tonnes 2022 up 92.7% 96th Fertilizer consumption 117,586 tonnes 2023 up 770.0% 82nd Fertilizer use by nutrient 54,895 tonnes 2023 up 991.6% 94th Cropland area 4.17 million hectares 2023 up 21.5% 64th Unmanufactured tobacco — Production, per square kilometre 0 t per square kilometre 2023 down 84.9% 108th Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, per square kilometre 0 ha per square kilometre 2023 down 82.1% 109th FAO Model — Total employment in agrifood systems (AFS) — Value 4,123 1000 No 2023 up 50.0% 35th FAO Model — Share of AFS employment in total employment — Value 66.97 % 2023 up 4.7% 13th Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture 2,577 1000 No 2023 up 38.4% 31st Share of employment in agrifood systems out of total employment by 41.86 % 2023 down 3.4% 26th FAO Model — Share of agricultural employment in total AFS employment 62.51 % 2023 down 7.7% 57th Sorghum — Gross Production Value 82,824 1000 USD 2024 up 178.6% 25th Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value 40,930 1000 USD 2024 up 71.7% 34th Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, per 0.8417 t per square kilometre 2023 up 160.9% 53rd Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested, per 0.0744 ha per square kilometre 2023 up 233.7% 27th Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 26.16 % 2023 down 8.0% 155th Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm 73.84 % 2023 up 3.2% 3rd Gender gap in share of employment in industry: Employment in off-farm -47.67 % 2023 down 10.6% 155th Other nuts (excluding wild edible nuts and groundnuts), in shell 1,905 t 2024 up 78.1% 41st Coconuts, in shell — Gross Production Value 2,774 1000 Int$ 2024 up 11.8% 44th Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Off-farm 1,546 1000 No 2023 up 74.1% 37th FAO Model — Total non-agricultural AFS employment — Value 1,546 1000 No 2023 up 74.1% 38th FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total AFS 37.49 % 2023 up 16.1% 92nd FAO Model — Share of non-agricultural AFS employment in total 25.11 % 2023 up 21.5% 5th Coconuts, in shell — Area harvested 16,879 ha 2024 up 20.6% 31st Coconuts, in shell — Yield 1,007 kg/ha 2024 down 7.3% 81st Coconuts, in shell — Production 16,995 t 2024 up 11.8% 44th ← Previous Page 16 of 26 Next →