Oil palm fruit yields in Benin
Benin: Oil palm fruit yields was 17.95 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oil palm fruit yields in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oil palm fruit yields in Benin is 17.95 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil palm fruit yields in Benin peaked at 17.95 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.33 tonnes per hectare, in 1986.
That places Benin 4th out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.55 tonnes per hectare | 8.33 tonnes per hectare | 11.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.72 tonnes per hectare | 8.67 tonnes per hectare | 11 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.5 tonnes per hectare | 10.48 tonnes per hectare | 17.6 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.78 tonnes per hectare | 15.56 tonnes per hectare | 17.7 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.82 tonnes per hectare | 17.69 tonnes per hectare | 17.95 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Benin
- Fuel imports 13.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 0.1% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 0.0% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 58.6% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 68.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil palm fruit yields in Benin?
- Oil palm fruit yields in Benin was 17.95 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil palm fruit yields recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 17.95 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest oil palm fruit yields recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.33 tonnes per hectare in 1986.
- How does Benin rank for oil palm fruit yields?
- Benin ranks 4th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil palm fruit yields rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil palm fruit yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.