Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Benin
Benin: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel was 490,000 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Benin, 1961–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2022, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Benin stood at 490,000 tonnes.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 463.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Benin peaked at 1.19 million tonnes in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1961.
Benin ranks 40th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Benin, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1963 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1964 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1965 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1966 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1967 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1968 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1969 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1970 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1971 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1972 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1973 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1974 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1975 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1976 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1977 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1978 | 1,000 tonnes | — |
| 1979 | 2,000 tonnes | +100.0% |
| 1980 | 0 tonnes | -100.0% |
| 1981 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1982 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1983 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1984 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1985 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1986 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1987 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1988 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1989 | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1990 | 50,000 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 80,000 tonnes | +60.0% |
| 1992 | 210,000 tonnes | +162.5% |
| 1993 | 187,000 tonnes | -11.0% |
| 1994 | 141,000 tonnes | -24.6% |
| 1995 | 59,000 tonnes | -58.2% |
| 1996 | 6,000 tonnes | -89.8% |
| 1997 | 4,000 tonnes | -33.3% |
| 1998 | 7,000 tonnes | +75.0% |
| 1999 | 2,000 tonnes | -71.4% |
| 2000 | 0 tonnes | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 3,000 tonnes | — |
| 2002 | 8,000 tonnes | +166.7% |
| 2003 | 9,000 tonnes | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 10,000 tonnes | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 57,000 tonnes | +470.0% |
| 2006 | 62,000 tonnes | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 58,000 tonnes | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 59,000 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 54,000 tonnes | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 93,000 tonnes | +72.2% |
| 2011 | 121,000 tonnes | +30.1% |
| 2012 | 87,000 tonnes | -28.1% |
| 2013 | 141,000 tonnes | +62.1% |
| 2014 | 1.19 million tonnes | +744.0% |
| 2015 | 533,000 tonnes | -55.2% |
| 2016 | 819,000 tonnes | +53.7% |
| 2017 | 974,000 tonnes | +18.9% |
| 2018 | 0 tonnes | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 374,000 tonnes | — |
| 2020 | 441,000 tonnes | +17.9% |
| 2021 | 488,000 tonnes | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 490,000 tonnes | +0.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 490,000 tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,000 tonnes, 54.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Benin's 490,000 tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,000 tonnes, 245.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +744.0% | 141,000 tonnes | 1.19 million tonnes |
| 2005 | +470.0% | 10,000 tonnes | 57,000 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 300 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 2,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 74,600 tonnes | 2,000 tonnes | 210,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,000 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 62,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 433,200 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 1.19 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 473,000 tonnes | 441,000 tonnes | 490,000 tonnes | 3 |
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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 cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Benin?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Benin was 490,000 tonnes in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 million tonnes in 2014.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?
- Benin ranks 40th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 463.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Quantity of cereal crops allocated to other uses (and not to human food or animal feed), predominantly industrial uses such as biofuel production.