2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Benin
Benin: 2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) was 66.9 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Benin, 2015–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 66.9 % for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Benin peaked at 66.9 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.4 %, in 2015.
Benin ranks 12th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 55.4 % | — |
| 2016 | 64.3 % | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 66.8 % | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 66.3 % | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 64.5 % | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 62.4 % | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 63.2 % | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 64.2 % | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 65.9 % | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 66.9 % | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63.46 % | 55.4 % | 66.8 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 64.52 % | 62.4 % | 66.9 % | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Benin
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2292 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 380.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4664 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 22.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 22.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 52.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Benin?
- 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) in Benin was 66.9 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 66.9 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.4 % in 2015.
- How does Benin rank for 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old)?
- Benin ranks 12th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is 2.1.2 prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old) rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 2.1.2 Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity (15 years old and over) (no breakdown by urbanisation) — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.