Cassava production rose 1.38% to 4,219 kt in Benin in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, cassava production in Benin reached an all time high of 4,525 kt in 2019 and an all time low of 280 kt in 1961. When compared to Benin's main peers, cassava production in Burkina Faso amounted to 17.2 kt, 760 kt in Niger, 63,031 kt in Nigeria and 1,178 kt in Togo in 2021.
Benin has been ranked 17th within the group of 78 countries we follow in terms of cassava production, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Cassava Production | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Algeria | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Benin | kt | 3,892 | 3,959 | 3,820 | 4,525 | 4,162 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | kt | 23.0 | 23.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | kt | 5,167 | 5,322 | 5,659 | 5,676 | 5,780 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | kt | 493 | 291 | 284 | 297 | 294 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | kt | 17,798 | 19,009 | 20,846 | 22,750 | 24,368 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | kt | 4,548 | 5,367 | 5,608 | 5,877 | 6,444 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | kt | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mali | kt | 119 | 101 | 138 | 70.3 | 165 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | kt | 147 | 320 | 372 | 514 | 658 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | kt | 60,530 | 61,350 | 65,351 | 56,969 | 55,566 | ||||||||||||||||
| Togo | kt | 1,027 | 1,042 | 1,089 | 1,118 | 1,158 |
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