Chicken meat production, per capita in Benin
Benin: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.001 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chicken meat production, per capita in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chicken meat production, per capita in Benin is 0.001 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.9% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.0053 tonnes per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 tonnes per person, in 2022.
Benin ranks 164th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chicken meat production, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1972 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0024 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0028 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.003 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0032 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0035 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0043 tonnes per person | +24.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0047 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | +12.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | -22.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0037 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0031 tonnes per person | -16.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | -23.4% |
| 1990 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -12.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | -21.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +15.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -33.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +37.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -20.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -27.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -36.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +21.8% |
| 2024 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +20.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.001 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0031 tonnes per person, 32% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.001 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0017 tonnes per person, 59% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.003 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0037 tonnes per person | 0.0023 tonnes per person | 0.0053 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.002 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes 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 chicken meat production, per capita in Benin?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in Benin was 0.001 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0053 tonnes per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 tonnes per person in 2022.
- How does Benin rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- Benin ranks 164th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. 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 Chicken meat production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chicken meat production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chicken meat production Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.