> In 2024 Benin produced 200,406 t of all pulses, the 51st largest in the world (0.21% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 82%.

Source: https://husfarm.com/production/pulses-total/benin/

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# All pulses production in Benin

In 2024 Benin produced 200,406 t of all pulses, the 51st largest in the world (0.21% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 82%. This is the highest figure on record. Area harvested: 240,526 ha, yield 0.8 t/ha.

Production, 2024200,406 t
World rank51 of 170
10-year change+82%
Record200,406 t2024

## All pulses in Benin, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Benin compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.21%0.14% in 2014
Yield, t/ha0.8world 1.1 (−22%)
kg per person13.9world 11.9
10-year change+82%world +26%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 49 | [Syria](https://husfarm.com/production/pulses-total/syria/) | 214,707 | 0.22% |
| 50 | [Senegal](https://husfarm.com/production/pulses-total/senegal/) | 213,002 | 0.22% |
| 51 | **Benin** | 200,406 | 0.21% |
| 52 | [Morocco](https://husfarm.com/production/pulses-total/morocco/) | 194,072 | 0.20% |
| 53 | [Latvia](https://husfarm.com/production/pulses-total/latvia/) | 193,700 | 0.20% |

[Full ranking of 170 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/pulses-total/)

### Map of world production of pulses

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Share of the world total; Benin is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 200,406 | +46% | 240,526 | 0.83 |
| 2023 | 137,559 | −14% | 193,085 | 0.71 |
| 2022 | 160,163 | +5.4% | 169,534 | 0.94 |
| 2021 | 152,028 | +0.5% | 163,981 | 0.93 |
| 2020 | 151,267 | +1.7% | 164,251 | 0.92 |
| 2019 | 148,690 | −5.3% | 161,518 | 0.92 |
| 2018 | 156,952 | +28% | 178,475 | 0.88 |
| 2017 | 122,340 | +3.6% | 149,382 | 0.82 |
| 2016 | 118,096 | +5.3% | 139,533 | 0.85 |
| 2015 | 112,171 | +1.8% | 137,668 | 0.81 |
| 2014 | 110,206 | −7.4% | 132,836 | 0.83 |
| 2013 | 118,953 | +15% | 136,448 | 0.87 |
| 2012 | 103,706 | +4.1% | 124,043 | 0.84 |
| 2011 | 99,614 | −20% | 114,943 | 0.87 |
| 2010 | 124,146 | +22% | 148,005 | 0.84 |
| 2009 | 101,377 | −15% | 125,421 | 0.81 |
| 2008 | 119,364 | −16% | 141,615 | 0.84 |
| 2007 | 142,724 | +36% | 183,841 | 0.78 |
| 2006 | 105,059 | −13% | 141,684 | 0.74 |
| 2005 | 121,357 | +9.1% | 148,161 | 0.82 |
| 2004 | 111,238 | +13% | 144,484 | 0.77 |
| 2003 | 98,724 | −14% | 140,878 | 0.70 |
| 2002 | 114,541 | +22% | 160,242 | 0.71 |
| 2001 | 93,540 | −9.2% | 137,090 | 0.68 |
| 2000 | 103,001 | +13% | 139,071 | 0.74 |
| 1999 | 91,255 | +3.3% | 129,559 | 0.70 |
| 1998 | 88,350 | +2.6% | 131,625 | 0.67 |
| 1997 | 86,117 | +21% | 122,011 | 0.71 |
| 1996 | 71,404 | +9.1% | 111,225 | 0.64 |
| 1995 | 65,441 | −7.8% | 112,233 | 0.58 |
| 1994 | 70,958 | +7.2% | 111,671 | 0.64 |
| 1993 | 66,213 | −8.3% | 105,369 | 0.63 |
| 1992 | 72,225 | +12% | 116,221 | 0.62 |
| 1991 | 64,742 | +14% | 113,664 | 0.57 |
| 1990 | 56,782 | −1.1% | 105,652 | 0.54 |
| 1989 | 57,402 | +13% | 104,718 | 0.55 |
| 1988 | 50,919 | +5.7% | 97,641 | 0.52 |
| 1987 | 48,176 | −1.2% | 96,716 | 0.50 |
| 1986 | 48,744 | +25% | 92,636 | 0.53 |
| 1985 | 39,140 | −17% | 86,252 | 0.45 |
| 1984 | 47,360 | +55% | 87,172 | 0.54 |
| 1983 | 30,460 | −6.2% | 80,408 | 0.38 |
| 1982 | 32,482 | +4.5% | 79,254 | 0.41 |
| 1981 | 31,090 | −0.3% | 75,401 | 0.41 |
| 1980 | 31,168 | −22% | 67,800 | 0.46 |
| 1979 | 39,717 | −5.3% | 85,622 | 0.46 |
| 1978 | 41,957 | +27% | 91,250 | 0.46 |
| 1977 | 33,012 | +26% | 69,370 | 0.48 |
| 1976 | 26,293 | +12% | 65,954 | 0.40 |
| 1975 | 23,485 | +6.5% | 61,500 | 0.38 |
| 1974 | 22,057 | +3.2% | 58,385 | 0.38 |
| 1973 | 21,375 | −20% | 67,942 | 0.31 |
| 1972 | 26,700 | −18% | 71,900 | 0.37 |
| 1971 | 32,501 | +8.5% | 80,311 | 0.40 |
| 1970 | 29,946 | +9.9% | 90,065 | 0.33 |
| 1969 | 27,238 | +8.5% | 84,700 | 0.32 |
| 1968 | 25,100 | −15% | 93,900 | 0.27 |
| 1967 | 29,392 | +46% | 94,800 | 0.31 |
| 1966 | 20,096 | −3.4% | 71,688 | 0.28 |
| 1965 | 20,800 | +18% | 70,277 | 0.30 |
| 1964 | 17,698 | −29% | 68,757 | 0.26 |
| 1963 | 24,785 | −17% | 103,808 | 0.24 |
| 1962 | 29,886 | −23% | 102,602 | 0.29 |
| 1961 | 38,673 | — | 133,244 | 0.29 |

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of pulses in Benin?

Benin produced 200,406 t in 2024, 0.21% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Benin rank in the world for production of pulses?

Benin ranked 51st of 170 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 26.2% of the world total.

### How has the production of pulses in Benin changed?

It rose by 82% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +26% for the world. 2024 was the highest figure on record.

### What is the yield of pulses in Benin?

0.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (200,406 t from 240,526 ha), against a world average of 1.1 t/ha.

### Where does this data come from?

From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[India](https://husfarm.com/production/pulses-total/india/)[Canada](https://husfarm.com/production/pulses-total/canada/)[Australia](https://husfarm.com/production/pulses-total/australia/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/pulses-total/china/)[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/pulses-total/nigeria/)[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/pulses-total/russia/)[Myanmar](https://husfarm.com/production/pulses-total/myanmar/)[Ethiopia](https://husfarm.com/production/pulses-total/ethiopia/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/pulses-total/brazil/)[Niger](https://husfarm.com/production/pulses-total/niger/)[United States](https://husfarm.com/production/pulses-total/united-states/)[Tanzania](https://husfarm.com/production/pulses-total/tanzania/)
[All countries producing all pulses](https://husfarm.com/production/pulses-total/)

## Other products of Benin

[Cassava](https://husfarm.com/production/cassava/benin/)[Yams](https://husfarm.com/production/yams/benin/)[Maize](https://husfarm.com/production/maize/benin/)[Oil palm fruit](https://husfarm.com/production/oil-palm-fruit/benin/)[Soybeans](https://husfarm.com/production/soybeans/benin/)[Seed cotton](https://husfarm.com/production/seed-cotton/benin/)[Rice (paddy)](https://husfarm.com/production/rice/benin/)[Pineapples](https://husfarm.com/production/pineapples/benin/)[Cotton seed](https://husfarm.com/production/cotton-seed/benin/)[Tomatoes](https://husfarm.com/production/tomatoes/benin/)[Sorghum](https://husfarm.com/production/sorghum/benin/)[Groundnuts (peanuts)](https://husfarm.com/production/groundnuts/benin/)
[Agricultural production in Benin](https://husfarm.com/production/country/benin/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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