Benin vs Mongolia: Share of cereals allocated to human food
Benin
63.7%
in 2022
Mongolia
64.5%
in 2023
Benin rank
84th
Mongolia rank
83rd
Share of cereals allocated to human food over time
- Benin
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 64.5% against 63.7% in Benin, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 84th and Mongolia ranks 83rd of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and Mongolia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.0% | 71.2% | 28.8% | Benin |
| 1970s | 98.2% | 62.4% | 35.7% | Benin |
| 1980s | 96.6% | 54.4% | 42.2% | Benin |
| 1990s | 83.1% | 79.8% | 3.3% | Benin |
| 2000s | 84.0% | 88.8% | 4.8% | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 64.5% | 83.0% | 18.6% | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 79.6% | 15.4% | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cereals allocated to human food, Benin or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 64.5% against 63.7% in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of cereals allocated to human food between Benin and Mongolia?
- 0.8%, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mongolia?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Mongolia rank globally for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Benin ranks 84th and Mongolia ranks 83rd of 192 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 Share of cereals allocated to human food. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use β after accounting for trade β that is allocated to direct human consumption, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.