Benin vs Senegal: Share of cereals allocated to human food
Benin
63.7%
in 2022
Senegal
63.5%
in 2023
Benin rank
84th
Senegal rank
87th
Share of cereals allocated to human food over time
- Benin
- Senegal
How they compare
Benin currently reports 63.7% against 63.5% in Senegal, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 84th and Senegal ranks 87th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.0% | 99.1% | 0.9% | Benin |
| 1970s | 98.2% | 98.5% | 0.3% | Senegal |
| 1980s | 96.6% | 93.5% | 3.1% | Benin |
| 1990s | 83.1% | 97.2% | 14.1% | Senegal |
| 2000s | 84.0% | 89.3% | 5.3% | Senegal |
| 2010s | 64.5% | 84.8% | 20.3% | Senegal |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 62.3% | 1.9% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cereals allocated to human food, Benin or Senegal?
- Benin, at 63.7% against 63.5% in Senegal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of cereals allocated to human food between Benin and Senegal?
- 0.2%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Senegal?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Senegal rank globally for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Benin ranks 84th and Senegal ranks 87th 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.