Agriculture & Rural in Benin

1,483 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Benin.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Projections for global peak agricultural land 4.72 million hectares 2023 up 18.5% 92nd
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel 490,000 tonnes 2022 up 463.2% 40th
Per capita meat consumption by type 0.6405 kilograms per year per capita 2022 down 15.8% 81st
Fertilizer use vs. GDP per capita 13.17 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 795.9% 137th
Daily meat consumption per person 47.35 grams per day per capita 2022 down 26.8% 160th
Global meat demand if everyone ate like the average citizen of... 138.75 million tonnes 2022 down 18.2% 160th
Per capita meat consumption in the United States 10.37 kilograms per year per capita 2022 down 42.1% 133rd
Share of cereals allocated to human food 63.7% 2022 down 1.3% 84th
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita 63.7% 2022 down 1.3% 84th
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 20.0% 2022 down 36.4% 127th
Share of cereals allocated to industrial uses 16.3% 2022 up 308.1% 15th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? 2.66 million tonnes 2022 up 160.7% 56th
Agricultural land use 4.72 million hectares 2023 up 18.5% 92nd
Share of cereals allocated to food, animal feed or fuel 1.91 million tonnes 2022 up 36.2% 80th
Per capita meat and fish consumption 10.37 kilograms per year per capita 2022 down 42.1% 133rd
Fertilizer use per capita 1.41 Kilograms per capita 2023 up 261.5% 86th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade 18.5% 2023 up 26.0% 6th
Fertilizer use per hectare of cropland 28.22 kilograms per hectare 2023 up 616.2% 130th
Change in food supply, population, and agricultural land use 37.20 billion kilocalories per day 2022 up 41.6% 80th
Nitrogen fertilizer use 54,895 tonnes 2023 up 991.6% 94th
Unmanufactured tobacco — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% 53rd
Unmanufactured tobacco — Area harvested, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% 49th
Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield 624.6 kg/ha 2024 down 14.8% 115th
Beans, dry — Area harvested 91,138 ha 1990 up 47.0% 36th
Beans, dry — Production 47,926 t 1990 up 68.9% 52nd
Unmanufactured tobacco — Gross Production Value 7 1000 Int$ 2024 down 36.4% 125th
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross Production 92.49 2024 up 40.5% 103rd
Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Gross per capita 73.05 2024 up 7.1% 111th
Meat, Total — Production, per capita 0.0089 t per person 2024 up 34.0% 146th
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) 119,000 t 2024 up 56.7% 35th
Chillies and peppers, green (Capsicum spp. and Pimenta spp.) — Area 35,000 ha 2024 up 24.7% 11th
Beans, dry — Gross Production Value 36,531 1000 Int$ 1990 up 68.9% 52nd
Beans, dry — Yield 525.9 kg/ha 1990 up 15.0% 116th
Meat, Total — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 8.7% 61st
Fruit Primary — Production, per capita 0.0465 t per person 2024 up 2.9% 110th
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 33.6% 2025 up 0.4% 56th
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 46.8% 2025 down 11.4% 28th
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 40.2% 2025 down 6.8% 40th
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 2,631 1000 No 2025 up 31.3% 40th
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 1,544 1000 No 2025 up 25.2% 41st
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Employment in agriculture - ILO 1,087 1000 No 2025 up 41.1% 34th
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 40.2 % 2025 down 6.9% 33rd
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 46.8 % 2025 down 11.4% 22nd
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in 33.6 % 2025 up 0.6% 48th
Vegetables Primary — Production, per capita 0.0512 t per person 2024 down 9.6% 80th
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per capita 0.0083 ha per person 2024 down 7.2% 25th
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita 0.5476 t per person 2024 down 17.9% 7th
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per capita 0.0011 kg/ha per person 2024 down 17.6% 105th
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita 0.036 ha per person 2024 down 24.0% 9th
Fruit Primary — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 16.5% 50th
Fruit Primary — Area harvested, per capita 0.0041 ha per person 2024 down 20.7% 121st
Vegetables Primary — Production, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 26.7% 29th
Vegetables Primary — Yield, per unit of GDP 0 kg/ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 39.7% 88th
Vegetables Primary — Area harvested, per unit of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 24.8% 17th
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per unit of GDP 0.0004 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 33.4% 8th
Roots and Tubers, Total — Yield, per unit of GDP 0 kg/ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 33.2% 49th
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per unit of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 2024 down 38.3% 10th
Poultry Birds — Stocks, per capita 0.0013 1000 An per person 2024 down 22.6% 123rd
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita 0.0018 1000 An per person 2024 down 13.9% 130th
Meat, Poultry — Production, per capita 0.001 t per person 2024 down 13.9% 145th