Sweet potatoes production in Benin
In 2024 Benin produced 112,413 t of sweet potatoes, the 41st largest in the world (0.12% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 72%. The record was 116,071 t in 2017. Area harvested: 12,318 ha, yield 9.1 t/ha.
- Production, 2024
- 112,413 t
- World rank
- 41 of 111
- 10-year change
- +72%
- Record
- 116,071 t
- 2017
Sweet potatoes in Benin, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Benin compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.12%
- 0.07% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 9.1
- world 12.6 (−28%)
- kg per person
- 7.77
- world 11.1
- 10-year change
- +72%
- world −3.1%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Burkina Faso | 115,507 | 0.13% |
| 40 | Senegal | 114,742 | 0.13% |
| 41 | Benin | 112,413 | 0.12% |
| 42 | Solomon Islands | 109,115 | 0.12% |
| 43 | Argentina | 108,309 | 0.12% |
Map of world production of sweet potatoes
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 | 112,413 | +45% | 12,318 | 9.13 |
| 2023 | 77,477 | +37% | 10,016 | 7.74 |
| 2022 | 56,590 | +5.0% | 10,597 | 5.34 |
| 2021 | 53,894 | −5.3% | 9,947 | 5.42 |
| 2020 | 56,923 | −4.2% | 10,131 | 5.62 |
| 2019 | 59,400 | −8.1% | 9,468 | 6.27 |
| 2018 | 64,659 | −44% | 9,412 | 6.87 |
| 2017 | 116,071 | +100% | 9,573 | 12.12 |
| 2016 | 58,145 | +4.9% | 9,888 | 5.88 |
| 2015 | 55,405 | −15% | 10,016 | 5.53 |
| 2014 | 65,488 | −0.5% | 10,938 | 5.99 |
| 2013 | 65,787 | +26% | 12,843 | 5.12 |
| 2012 | 52,206 | +6.5% | 10,192 | 5.12 |
| 2011 | 49,015 | −37% | 8,107 | 6.05 |
| 2010 | 77,264 | +21% | 18,407 | 4.20 |
| 2009 | 63,695 | −13% | 11,471 | 5.55 |
| 2008 | 72,909 | +7.4% | 16,183 | 4.51 |
| 2007 | 67,871 | +8.4% | 33,012 | 2.06 |
| 2006 | 62,594 | −2.2% | 14,004 | 4.47 |
| 2005 | 64,005 | +28% | 12,826 | 4.99 |
| 2004 | 49,999 | −2.2% | 11,163 | 4.48 |
| 2003 | 51,098 | −39% | 10,523 | 4.86 |
| 2002 | 83,800 | +47% | 13,123 | 6.39 |
| 2001 | 56,996 | −13% | 10,716 | 5.32 |
| 2000 | 65,592 | −4.7% | 12,474 | 5.26 |
| 1999 | 68,847 | +69% | 10,885 | 6.32 |
| 1998 | 40,854 | −29% | 8,253 | 4.95 |
| 1997 | 57,193 | −7.0% | 10,570 | 5.41 |
| 1996 | 61,516 | +24% | 11,272 | 5.46 |
| 1995 | 49,440 | +4.9% | 9,694 | 5.10 |
| 1994 | 47,138 | +15% | 8,873 | 5.31 |
| 1993 | 40,970 | +20% | 7,330 | 5.59 |
| 1992 | 34,243 | +6.7% | 7,295 | 4.69 |
| 1991 | 32,104 | −2.5% | 6,250 | 5.14 |
| 1990 | 32,912 | −11% | 6,654 | 4.95 |
| 1989 | 37,128 | −12% | 7,162 | 5.18 |
| 1988 | 42,153 | +42% | 8,154 | 5.17 |
| 1987 | 29,630 | −16% | 6,715 | 4.41 |
| 1986 | 35,138 | −9.9% | 6,692 | 5.25 |
| 1985 | 39,003 | +12% | 8,182 | 4.77 |
| 1984 | 34,742 | +13% | 7,268 | 4.78 |
| 1983 | 30,655 | +14% | 6,374 | 4.81 |
| 1982 | 26,900 | −10.0% | 5,500 | 4.89 |
| 1981 | 29,886 | −18% | 6,509 | 4.59 |
| 1980 | 36,300 | −40% | 11,700 | 3.10 |
| 1979 | 60,000 | −6.3% | 15,000 | 4.00 |
| 1978 | 64,000 | +6.7% | 16,000 | 4.00 |
| 1977 | 60,000 | +5.3% | 15,000 | 4.00 |
| 1976 | 57,000 | +3.6% | 14,250 | 4.00 |
| 1975 | 55,000 | +6.4% | 13,750 | 4.00 |
| 1974 | 51,715 | −4.1% | 12,851 | 4.02 |
| 1973 | 53,946 | +7.2% | 13,263 | 4.07 |
| 1972 | 50,333 | −6.8% | 14,738 | 3.42 |
| 1971 | 54,034 | −26% | 15,226 | 3.55 |
| 1970 | 73,430 | +2.9% | 17,740 | 4.14 |
| 1969 | 71,330 | +18% | 18,298 | 3.90 |
| 1968 | 60,200 | +21% | 16,400 | 3.67 |
| 1967 | 49,800 | +4.6% | 14,400 | 3.46 |
| 1966 | 47,600 | +25% | 13,400 | 3.55 |
| 1965 | 38,000 | +77% | 11,000 | 3.45 |
| 1964 | 21,415 | −40% | 4,909 | 4.36 |
| 1963 | 35,737 | −41% | 14,880 | 2.40 |
| 1962 | 60,979 | +111% | 17,440 | 3.50 |
| 1961 | 28,883 | — | 7,314 | 3.95 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sweet potatoes in Benin?
Benin produced 112,413 t in 2024, 0.12% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Benin rank in the world for production of sweet potatoes?
Benin ranked 41st of 111 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 56.5% of the world total.
How has the production of sweet potatoes in Benin changed?
It rose by 72% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −3.1% for the world. The record was 116,071 t in 2017.
What is the yield of sweet potatoes in Benin?
9.1 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (112,413 t from 12,318 ha), against a world average of 12.6 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
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.