Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Benin
Benin: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.1931 tonnes per person in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Benin, 1961–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Benin is 0.1931 tonnes per person, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 97.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.256 tonnes per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 tonnes per person, in 1974.
That places Benin 78th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | +31.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | -10.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0054 tonnes per person | +33.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0082 tonnes per person | +50.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | -23.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0044 tonnes per person | -29.3% |
| 1969 | 0.008 tonnes per person | +80.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0055 tonnes per person | -30.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | +61.0% |
| 1972 | 0.014 tonnes per person | +57.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0067 tonnes per person | -52.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | -51.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0046 tonnes per person | +42.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0108 tonnes per person | +131.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0207 tonnes per person | +92.4% |
| 1978 | 0.007 tonnes per person | -66.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0123 tonnes per person | +76.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0168 tonnes per person | +36.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0233 tonnes per person | +38.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0267 tonnes per person | +14.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0283 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0222 tonnes per person | -21.3% |
| 1985 | 0.022 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0182 tonnes per person | -17.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0162 tonnes per person | -11.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0284 tonnes per person | +75.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0199 tonnes per person | -29.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0443 tonnes per person | +122.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0512 tonnes per person | +15.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0771 tonnes per person | +50.5% |
| 1993 | 0.061 tonnes per person | -20.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0492 tonnes per person | -19.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0397 tonnes per person | -19.4% |
| 1996 | 0.028 tonnes per person | -29.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0228 tonnes per person | -18.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0218 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.02 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0145 tonnes per person | -27.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0175 tonnes per person | +20.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0259 tonnes per person | +48.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0349 tonnes per person | +34.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0305 tonnes per person | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0485 tonnes per person | +59.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0936 tonnes per person | +92.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0805 tonnes per person | -14.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0846 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.078 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1004 tonnes per person | +28.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1566 tonnes per person | +56.0% |
| 2012 | 0.098 tonnes per person | -37.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1438 tonnes per person | +46.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2068 tonnes per person | +43.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1437 tonnes per person | -30.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2026 tonnes per person | +40.9% |
| 2017 | 0.256 tonnes per person | +26.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2228 tonnes per person | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2008 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 0.124 tonnes per person | -38.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1808 tonnes per person | +45.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1931 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.1931 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1155 tonnes per person, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.1931 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0855 tonnes per person, 2.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0054 tonnes per person | 0.0035 tonnes per person | 0.0082 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0094 tonnes per person | 0.0033 tonnes per person | 0.0207 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0222 tonnes per person | 0.0162 tonnes per person | 0.0284 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0415 tonnes per person | 0.02 tonnes per person | 0.0771 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0509 tonnes per person | 0.0145 tonnes per person | 0.0936 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1732 tonnes per person | 0.098 tonnes per person | 0.256 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.166 tonnes per person | 0.124 tonnes per person | 0.1931 tonnes per person | 3 |
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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Benin?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Benin was 0.1931 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.256 tonnes per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 tonnes per person in 1974.
- How does Benin rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Benin ranks 78th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by 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.
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Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.