Capture fishery production, per capita in Benin
Benin: Capture fishery production, per capita was 0.0043 metric tons per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Capture fishery production, per capita in Benin, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.0043 metric tons per person for capture fishery production, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 15.3% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capture fishery production, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.0141 metric tons per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 metric tons per person, in 2015.
Benin ranks 130th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Capture fishery production, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0103 metric tons per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0109 metric tons per person | +5.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0115 metric tons per person | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0094 metric tons per person | -18.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0096 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0073 metric tons per person | -24.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0067 metric tons per person | -7.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0124 metric tons per person | +85.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0122 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0122 metric tons per person | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0141 metric tons per person | +15.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0138 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0135 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0124 metric tons per person | -8.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0117 metric tons per person | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0109 metric tons per person | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0105 metric tons per person | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0101 metric tons per person | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0096 metric tons per person | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0093 metric tons per person | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0096 metric tons per person | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0094 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.009 metric tons per person | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0081 metric tons per person | -10.3% |
| 1984 | 0.008 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.008 metric tons per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0083 metric tons per person | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0087 metric tons per person | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0075 metric tons per person | -13.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0082 metric tons per person | +8.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0072 metric tons per person | -11.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0064 metric tons per person | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0058 metric tons per person | -10.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0067 metric tons per person | +15.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0065 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0071 metric tons per person | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0066 metric tons per person | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0067 metric tons per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0062 metric tons per person | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0058 metric tons per person | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0045 metric tons per person | -22.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0052 metric tons per person | +15.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0053 metric tons per person | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0053 metric tons per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0049 metric tons per person | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0037 metric tons per person | -23.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0048 metric tons per person | +27.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0041 metric tons per person | -14.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0041 metric tons per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0041 metric tons per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0041 metric tons per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0038 metric tons per person | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0039 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.004 metric tons per person | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0043 metric tons per person | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0032 metric tons per person | -25.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0043 metric tons per person | +32.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0049 metric tons per person | +15.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0047 metric tons per person | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0055 metric tons per person | +17.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0051 metric tons per person | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0052 metric tons per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0046 metric tons per person | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0037 metric tons per person | -20.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0043 metric tons per person | +15.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0043 metric tons per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0063 metric tons per person, 67% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0043 metric tons per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0056 metric tons per person, 76% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capture fishery production, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +85.5% | 0.0067 metric tons per person | 0.0124 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0103 metric tons per person | 0.0067 metric tons per person | 0.0124 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0116 metric tons per person | 0.0093 metric tons per person | 0.0141 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0085 metric tons per person | 0.0075 metric tons per person | 0.0096 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0065 metric tons per person | 0.0058 metric tons per person | 0.0072 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0046 metric tons per person | 0.0037 metric tons per person | 0.0053 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0043 metric tons per person | 0.0032 metric tons per person | 0.0055 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0046 metric tons per person | 0.0037 metric tons per person | 0.0052 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More agriculture & rural data for Benin
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2998 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.337 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capture fishery production, per capita in Benin?
- Capture fishery production, per capita in Benin was 0.0043 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capture fishery production, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0141 metric tons per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest capture fishery production, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 metric tons per person in 2015.
- How does Benin rank for capture fishery production, per capita?
- Benin ranks 130th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is capture fishery production, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 Capture fishery production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capture fishery production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Capture fishery production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Capture fishery production Our World in Data
- 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
Capture fishery production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.