Oil yields by crop type in Benin
Benin: Oil yields by crop type was 0.0725 tonnes per hectare in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0725 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 38.2%
World rank
42nd
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.3189 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
All-time low
0.0322 tonnes per hectare
in 1970
Years of data
60
1961–2023
Oil yields by crop type in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2023, oil yields by crop type in Benin stood at 0.0725 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 38.2% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil yields by crop type in Benin peaked at 0.3189 tonnes per hectare in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0322 tonnes per hectare, in 1970.
That places Benin 42nd out of 59 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Oil yields by crop type in Benin, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3189 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.3159 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.2978 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2337 tonnes per hectare | -21.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2191 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0966 tonnes per hectare | -55.9% |
| 1967 | 0.128 tonnes per hectare | +32.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1204 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0559 tonnes per hectare | -53.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0322 tonnes per hectare | -42.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0932 tonnes per hectare | +189.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1217 tonnes per hectare | +30.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1212 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1159 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.129 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1293 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1293 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1292 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1293 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1293 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1293 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1293 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1293 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1293 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1293 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.128 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.128 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.128 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.128 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1338 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1782 tonnes per hectare | +33.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1618 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1838 tonnes per hectare | +13.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1706 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1761 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1487 tonnes per hectare | -15.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1483 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.15 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1501 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.15 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.15 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.15 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.15 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.15 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1279 tonnes per hectare | -14.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1283 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1229 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1229 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.125 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1177 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1111 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1143 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1071 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1114 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1112 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0987 tonnes per hectare | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0617 tonnes per hectare | -37.4% |
| 2020 | 0.058 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0524 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0725 tonnes per hectare | +38.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0725 tonnes per hectare is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1761 tonnes per hectare, 41% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0725 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1294 tonnes per hectare, 56% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oil yields by crop type in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +189.6% | 0.0322 tonnes per hectare | 0.0932 tonnes per hectare |
| 1966 | -55.9% | 0.2191 tonnes per hectare | 0.0966 tonnes per hectare |
| 1969 | -53.5% | 0.1204 tonnes per hectare | 0.0559 tonnes per hectare |
| 1970 | -42.5% | 0.0559 tonnes per hectare | 0.0322 tonnes per hectare |
| 2023 | +38.2% | 0.0524 tonnes per hectare | 0.0725 tonnes per hectare |
| 2019 | -37.4% | 0.0987 tonnes per hectare | 0.0617 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1985 tonnes per hectare | 0.0559 tonnes per hectare | 0.3189 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1131 tonnes per hectare | 0.0322 tonnes per hectare | 0.1293 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1288 tonnes per hectare | 0.128 tonnes per hectare | 0.1293 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1601 tonnes per hectare | 0.1338 tonnes per hectare | 0.1838 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1377 tonnes per hectare | 0.1229 tonnes per hectare | 0.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1042 tonnes per hectare | 0.0617 tonnes per hectare | 0.1177 tonnes per hectare | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.061 tonnes per hectare | 0.0524 tonnes per hectare | 0.0725 tonnes per hectare | 3 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 13.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil yields by crop type in Benin?
- Oil yields by crop type in Benin was 0.0725 tonnes per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil yields by crop type recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3189 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- What is the lowest oil yields by crop type recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0322 tonnes per hectare in 1970.
- How does Benin rank for oil yields by crop type?
- Benin ranks 42nd out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oil yields by crop type rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil yields by crop type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average amount of coconut oil produced per hectare of coconut crops harvested. Note that this calculates the oil yield per hectare, which is different from the yield of the total crop, because not all of the crop can be used for oil.