Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Benin
Benin: Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita was 63.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Benin, 1961–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 63.7% for share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Benin peaked at 100.0% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 49.2%, in 2014.
That places Benin 84th out of 192 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100.0% | — |
| 1962 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 98.8% | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 95.9% | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 93.5% | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 94.7% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 96.9% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 96.9% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 96.4% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 96.6% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 96.5% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 95.9% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 88.2% | -8.2% |
| 1991 | 82.5% | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 69.0% | -16.3% |
| 1993 | 69.7% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 73.2% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 84.4% | +15.3% |
| 1996 | 91.8% | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 91.4% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 90.4% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 90.2% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 87.5% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 89.6% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 88.4% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 84.8% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 84.5% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 81.3% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 83.6% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 84.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 77.6% | -8.1% |
| 2009 | 78.5% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 76.6% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 74.0% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 64.6% | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 77.1% | +19.5% |
| 2014 | 49.2% | -36.2% |
| 2015 | 61.2% | +24.3% |
| 2016 | 54.2% | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 52.5% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 74.7% | +42.4% |
| 2019 | 60.8% | -18.6% |
| 2020 | 64.8% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 63.7% | -0.5% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 63.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 85% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 63.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.3%, 72% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +42.4% | 52.5% | 74.7% |
| 2014 | -36.2% | 77.1% | 49.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 98.2% | 93.5% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.6% | 95.9% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.1% | 69.0% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.0% | 77.6% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.5% | 49.2% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 63.7% | 64.8% | 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 share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Benin?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Benin was 63.7% 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 share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.2% in 2014.
- How does Benin rank for share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita?
- Benin ranks 84th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of domestic cereal supply allocated to direct human food, rather than animal feed or biofuels. GDP is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs across countries.