Benin vs South Korea: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel
Benin
490,000 tonnes
in 2022
South Korea
394,000 tonnes
in 2023
Benin rank
40th
South Korea rank
42nd
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel over time
- Benin
- South Korea
How they compare
Benin currently reports 490,000 tonnes against 394,000 tonnes in South Korea, a difference of 96,000 tonnes.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.
Benin ranks 40th and South Korea ranks 42nd of 181 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 tonnes | 8,778 tonnes | 8,778 tonnes | South Korea |
| 1970s | 300 tonnes | 78,300 tonnes | 78,000 tonnes | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0 tonnes | 35,300 tonnes | 35,300 tonnes | South Korea |
| 1990s | 74,600 tonnes | 50,200 tonnes | 24,400 tonnes | Benin |
| 2000s | 32,000 tonnes | 111,200 tonnes | 79,200 tonnes | South Korea |
| 2010s | 433,200 tonnes | 260,800 tonnes | 172,400 tonnes | Benin |
| 2020s | 473,000 tonnes | 348,333 tonnes | 124,667 tonnes | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, Benin or South Korea?
- Benin, at 490,000 tonnes against 394,000 tonnes in South Korea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel between Benin and South Korea?
- 96,000 tonnes, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and South Korea?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Benin and South Korea rank globally for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?
- Benin ranks 40th and South Korea ranks 42nd of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Quantity of cereal crops allocated to other uses (and not to human food or animal feed), predominantly industrial uses such as biofuel production.