Agriculture share of GDP in Benin
Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced 22.9% of GDP in Benin in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Benin, 2025
22.9%
Change from 2024
−1.3percentage points
World, 2025
4.0%
Agriculture share of GDP in Benin over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Benin | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22.9% | 4.0% |
| 2024 | 24.2% | 4.1% |
| 2023 | 25.4% | 4.1% |
| 2022 | 26.9% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | 28.5% | 4.3% |
| 2020 | 27.1% | 4.4% |
| 2019 | 26.9% | 4.0% |
| 2018 | 28.1% | 3.9% |
| 2017 | 28.5% | 4.1% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | 4.1% |
| 2015 | 26.4% | 4.2% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | 4.2% |
| 2013 | 25.3% | 4.2% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | 4.0% |
| 2011 | 25.8% | 4.0% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | 3.8% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | 3.6% |
| 2008 | 26.8% | 3.5% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | 3.4% |
| 2006 | 26.6% | 3.2% |
| 2005 | 26.7% | 3.2% |
| 2004 | 26.5% | 3.3% |
| 2003 | 24.5% | 3.3% |
| 2002 | 25.4% | 3.3% |
| 2001 | 25.0% | 3.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.3 percentage points from 24.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 26.4%, the figure has changed by −3.5 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 4.0%.
More for Benin
All statistics for Benin
Agricultural land
43.1%
2024 · World Bank
Cereal yield
1,356 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$3.58e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
53.5%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
2.06e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
11.3e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT