Bangladesh vs Benin: Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita
Bangladesh
63.6%
in 2023
Benin
63.7%
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
86th
Benin rank
84th
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bangladesh
- Benin
How they compare
Benin currently reports 63.7% against 63.6% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 86th and Benin ranks 84th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Benin in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Benin | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.9% | 100.0% | 2.1% | Benin |
| 1970s | 98.1% | 98.2% | 0.1% | Benin |
| 1980s | 98.2% | 96.6% | 1.6% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 98.2% | 83.1% | 15.1% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 93.6% | 84.0% | 9.6% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 75.2% | 64.5% | 10.7% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 68.0% | 64.2% | 3.9% | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita, Bangladesh or Benin?
- Benin, at 63.7% against 63.6% in Bangladesh as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita between Bangladesh and Benin?
- 0.1%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Benin?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Benin rank globally for share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 86th and Benin ranks 84th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of domestic cereal supply allocated to direct human food, rather than animal feed or biofuels. GDP is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs across countries.