Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Benin
Benin: Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.0148 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Benin is 0.0148 An per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Benin peaked at 0.0278 An per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0121 An per person, in 2020.
Benin ranks 107th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Benin, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0203 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0192 An per person | -5.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0181 An per person | -5.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0189 An per person | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0212 An per person | +12.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0234 An per person | +10.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0239 An per person | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0232 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0245 An per person | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 0.024 An per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0244 An per person | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0262 An per person | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0271 An per person | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0264 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0272 An per person | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0262 An per person | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.026 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0259 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0257 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0275 An per person | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0272 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0277 An per person | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0278 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0277 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0275 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0255 An per person | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0249 An per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0244 An per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0242 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0265 An per person | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0261 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0265 An per person | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0252 An per person | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0261 An per person | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0225 An per person | -13.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0221 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0223 An per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0265 An per person | +19.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0246 An per person | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0226 An per person | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0227 An per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0232 An per person | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0226 An per person | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0221 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.021 An per person | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0211 An per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0206 An per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0201 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0196 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0191 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0187 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0182 An per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0178 An per person | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0178 An per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0174 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.017 An per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0168 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0165 An per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0161 An per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0121 An per person | -25.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0126 An per person | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0132 An per person | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.014 An per person | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0148 An per person | +5.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0148 An per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0264 An per person, 56% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0148 An per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0265 An per person, 56% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -25.3% | 0.0161 An per person | 0.0121 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0214 An per person | 0.0181 An per person | 0.0245 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0259 An per person | 0.024 An per person | 0.0272 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0264 An per person | 0.0242 An per person | 0.0278 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0248 An per person | 0.0221 An per person | 0.0265 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0216 An per person | 0.0196 An per person | 0.0232 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0175 An per person | 0.0161 An per person | 0.0191 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0133 An per person | 0.0121 An per person | 0.0148 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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 beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Benin?
- Beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Benin was 0.0148 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0278 An per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0121 An per person in 2020.
- How does Benin rank for beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Benin ranks 107th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef and buffalo meat, primary — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.