Maize production rose 1.03% to 1,628 kt in Benin in 2021, according to Faostat.
Historically, maize production in Benin reached an all time high of 1,628 kt in 2021 and an all time low of 175 kt in 1971. When compared to Benin's main peers, maize production in Burkina Faso amounted to 1,913 kt, 5.68 kt in Niger, 12,745 kt in Nigeria and 929 kt in Togo in 2021.
Benin has been ranked 51st within the group of 153 countries we follow in terms of maize production, 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Maize 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 | 3.69 | 2.63 | 5.51 | 6.37 | 3.22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Benin | kt | 1,377 | 1,454 | 1,510 | 1,581 | 1,612 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | kt | 1,603 | 1,533 | 1,700 | 1,711 | 1,920 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | kt | 2,196 | 2,169 | 2,399 | 2,217 | 2,088 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | kt | 444 | 397 | 438 | 415 | 407 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ghana | kt | 1,722 | 2,011 | 2,306 | 2,911 | 3,071 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | kt | 967 | 1,025 | 1,055 | 1,102 | 1,176 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | kt | 3.29 | 3.51 | 3.55 | 3.61 | 3.41 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | kt | 2,811 | 3,598 | 3,625 | 3,817 | 3,517 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | kt | 38.0 | 38.3 | 29.5 | 37.9 | 6.42 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | kt | 10,532 | 10,632 | 10,934 | 12,599 | 12,403 | ||||||||||||||||
| Togo | kt | 827 | 855 | 887 | 912 | 885 |
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