Agriculture & Rural in Benin 1,527 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Benin. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Dates — Area harvested 586 ha 2024 up 4.5% 28th Dates — Yield 2,466 kg/ha 2024 up 3.5% 32nd Dates — Production 1,446 t 2024 up 8.2% 30th 2.1.2 Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (female) 2,924 1000 No 2024 up 56.6% 36th Cottonseed — Export Quantity 372 t 2013 down 98.6% 35th Soy production, yield and area harvested 652,454 tonnes 2024 up 554.2% 16th Sorghum yields 1.32 tonnes per hectare 2024 up 33.2% 63rd Dates — Gross Production Index Number 106.09 2024 up 8.2% 18th Dates — Gross per capita Production Index Number 83.34 2024 down 17.5% 23rd Groundnut Cake — Production 10,800 t 2013 down 9.1% 33rd Cottonseed — Processing 90,000 t 2013 down 49.6% 26th 2.1.2 Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (male) 2,804 1000 No 2024 up 56.3% 38th 2.1.2 Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (female) 2,839 1000 No 2024 up 57.4% 34th 2.1.2 Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (male) 2,711 1000 No 2024 up 56.2% 36th Sweet potatoes — Gross Production Value 22.85 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 71.1% 21st Palm kernels — Production 30,000 t 2023 down 31.8% 21st Cottonseed Cake — Production 58,500 t 2013 down 49.6% 24th Soyabean Cake — Production 11,423 t 2013 up 49.3% 68th Sorghum — Gross Production Value 101.06 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 583.9% 12th Palmkernel Cake — Import Quantity 0 t 2013 — 54th Tobacco — Stock Variation 0 t 2013 down 100.0% 16th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population 14.5 % 2023 up 23.9% 27th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population 14.3 % 2023 up 24.3% 26th Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) 9.8 million No 2023 up 50.8% 34th 2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (female) (15 years old and) 11.8 % 2024 up 24.2% 28th Sugar cane yields 33.72 tonnes per hectare 2024 down 3.1% 86th Castor oil seeds — Gross Production Index Number 99.93 2024 down 0.3% 21st Castor oil seeds — Gross per capita Production Index Number 78.46 2024 down 24.0% 20th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population 14.7 % 2023 up 23.5% 29th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the male adult population 12.8 % 2023 up 25.5% 25th 2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (male) (15 years old and) 11.4 % 2024 up 28.1% 27th Raw cane or beet sugar (centrifugal only) — Revealed comparative 0 2024 down 100.0% 80th Agriculture orientation index for government spending 0.15 2023 down 6.2% 128th Cottonseed — Production 160,000 t 2013 down 30.4% 22nd 2.1.2 Prevalence of severe food insecurity (both sexes or no) 11.6 % 2024 up 26.1% 28th Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) 9.5 million No 2023 up 50.8% 33rd 2.1.2 Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (female) 2,755 1000 No 2024 up 58.1% 34th Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the total population 13.1 % 2023 up 26.0% 26th Cotton lint — Production 107,000 t 2013 down 27.7% 20th Palm kernels — Export Quantity 266 t 2013 down 74.3% 8th Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (million) 9.2 million No 2023 up 53.3% 32nd Maize (corn) — Revealed comparative advantage index 0 2024 — 86th Cashew nuts, in shell — Gross Production Value 197,520 1000 Int$ 2024 up 5.4% 3rd Taro — Gross Production Value 3,395 1000 USD 2024 up 212.3% 21st Cashew nuts, in shell — Production 212,624 t 2024 up 5.4% 3rd Prevalence of severe food insecurity in the female adult population 13.3 % 2023 up 24.3% 27th Raw milk of goats — Gross Production Value 4.55 million 1000 SLC 2024 up 62.8% 23rd Tomatoes — Revealed comparative advantage index 0 2023 — 93rd Cashew nuts, in shell — Area harvested 487,479 ha 2024 down 21.5% 2nd Cashew nuts, in shell — Yield 436.2 kg/ha 2024 up 34.2% 27th Cashew nuts, in shell — Gross Production Index Number 115.39 2024 up 5.4% 11th Cashew nuts, in shell — Gross per capita Production Index Number 90.25 2024 down 19.6% 18th Seed cotton, unginned — Producer Price Index 114.04 2025 up 14.1% 32nd Number of moderately or severely food insecure female adults 2.9 million No 2023 up 52.6% 36th Soybean yields 1.02 tonnes per hectare 2024 up 0.2% 83rd Fertilizer production by nutrient type 0 tonnes 2023 — 29th Oranges — Revealed comparative advantage index 0.04 2024 — 66th Agricultural tractors, total — Export Value 34 1000 USD 2006 up 209.1% 121st Rape and Mustard Cake — Export Quantity 75 t 2013 — 54th 2.1.2 Number of moderately or severely food insecure people (male) 2,617 1000 No 2024 up 56.2% 32nd ← Previous Page 22 of 26 Next →