Cereals human food vs gdp in Benin
Benin: Cereals human food vs gdp was 63.69 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Latest (2022)
63.69
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
84th
of 191 countries
All-time high
100
in 1961
All-time low
49.21
in 2014
Years of data
62
1961β2022
Cereals human food vs gdp in Benin, 1961β2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Benin recorded 63.69 for cereals human food vs gdp 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, cereals human food vs gdp in Benin peaked at 100 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 49.21, in 2014.
That places Benin 84th out of 191 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 9 |
| 1970s | 98.17 | 93.55 | 100 | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.6 | 95.92 | 97.13 | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.08 | 69 | 91.81 | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.02 | 77.58 | 89.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.49 | 49.21 | 77.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.17 | 63.69 | 64.8 | 3 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Benin
- Agriculture share gdp 22.92 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 22.92 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 52.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
- Rural population 46.6% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 6.91 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 22.9% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas β Production 20,973 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals human food vs gdp in Benin?
- Cereals human food vs gdp in Benin was 63.69 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereals human food vs gdp recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1961.
- What is the lowest cereals human food vs gdp recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.21 in 2014.
- How does Benin rank for cereals human food vs gdp?
- Benin ranks 84th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cereals human food vs gdp 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Cereals human food vs gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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