Maize (corn) production in Benin

Maize (corn) production in Benin was 2,094,824 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is up 1.7% from 2023. That is the 44th highest of 169 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes2,094,824

Change on 2023+1.7%

Rank44th of 169Countries ranked

Series high2,094,8242024

Series low174,8001971

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Maize (corn) production in Benin, 1961 to 2024

tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.

All 64 values

Period	tonnes
2024	2,094,824
2023	2,059,254
2022	1,619,605
2021	1,628,149
2020	1,611,615
2019	1,580,750
2018	1,509,758
2017	1,454,284
2016	1,376,683
2015	1,286,060
2014	1,354,344
2013	1,316,598
2012	1,185,020
2011	1,165,957
2010	1,012,630
2009	1,205,200
2008	978,063
2007	931,600
2006	864,772
2005	864,698
2004	842,017
2003	788,320
2002	797,496
2001	685,902
2000	750,442
1999	782,974
1998	662,227
1997	701,046
1996	555,755
1995	576,425
1994	491,546
1993	483,400
1992	459,546
1991	431,004
1990	409,994
1989	424,042
1988	423,490
1987	277,237
1986	378,347
1985	434,675
1984	379,199
1983	281,895
1982	272,913
1981	287,491
1980	271,300
1979	307,262
1978	343,098
1977	224,800
1976	181,800
1975	226,500
1974	228,300
1973	238,200
1972	207,100
1971	174,800
1970	230,700
1969	199,800
1968	221,666
1967	245,411
1966	203,864
1965	218,783
1964	228,378
1963	204,922
1962	222,470
1961	219,593

Benin compared with nearby places

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Maize (corn) production, 2024, tonnes. Benin is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Rankings

Countries by maize (corn) production 175 places
EU countries by maize (corn) production 26 places

Definition

Quantity of maize (corn) harvested dry for grain produced in the calendar year, in tonnes, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. Countries report to FAO through its annual production questionnaire; FAO fills gaps with official publications and its own estimates.

Green maize and maize cut for forage are not included. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

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FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510) (Maize (corn) production, Benin, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510), Maize (corn) production, Benin, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/benin. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Maize (corn) production, Benin, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/benin.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510), Maize (corn) production, Benin, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/benin (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{food_maize_corn_production_benin_2024,
  author = {{Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}},
  title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510): Maize (corn) production, Benin, 1961 to 2024}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/benin. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production\_Crops\_Livestock\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}

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