Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation in Benin
Benin: Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation was 0.1504 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation in Benin, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation in Benin is 0.1504, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 145.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation in Benin peaked at 0.61 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0147, in 2022.
That places Benin 96th out of 118 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.61 | — |
| 1992 | 0.0273 | -95.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0295 | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0215 | -27.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0374 | +74.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2025 | +441.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0241 | -88.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1663 | +590.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1224 | -26.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1389 | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1573 | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1716 | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1553 | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 0.092 | -40.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0898 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0498 | -44.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0484 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0563 | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0755 | +34.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1003 | +32.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0953 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0759 | -20.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0613 | -19.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1231 | +100.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0695 | -43.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0633 | -9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1556 | +145.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1117 | -28.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1519 | +36.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1338 | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0147 | -89.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1486 | +912.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1504 | +1.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.1504 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3383, 44% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.1504 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2372, 63% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +912.4% | 0.0147 | 0.1486 |
| 1998 | +590.3% | 0.0241 | 0.1663 |
| 1996 | +441.5% | 0.0374 | 0.2025 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1379 | 0.0215 | 0.61 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1035 | 0.0484 | 0.1716 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0951 | 0.0613 | 0.1556 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.1199 | 0.0147 | 0.1519 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More environment data for Benin
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 25,478 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 28.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0008 1000 ha per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation in Benin?
- Credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation in Benin was 0.1504 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.61 in 1991.
- What is the lowest credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0147 in 2022.
- How does Benin rank for credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation?
- Benin ranks 96th out of 118 countries with data for 2024.
- Is credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing — agriculture orientation rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 145.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Agriculture orientation index US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Credit to agriculture measures the amount of loans and advances given by the banking sector to farmers, rural households, agricultural cooperatives, or any other agri-related businesses. Each country’s central bank compiles its credit stocks by economic activities as part of its monetary and financial statistics publications via annual or quarterly reports online. Data collection has been carried out mostly through reports found on the central bank websites. Data are collected and compiled according to the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC Rev. 4: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/classifications/Econ/isic) with a special concentration on the credit to agriculture, forestry and fishing sector separately from the ones to manufacturing and services.