Chicken meat yields per animal in Benin
Benin: Chicken meat yields per animal was 0.55 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.55
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
198th
of 198 countries
All-time high
0.8
in 1961
All-time low
0.55
in 2001
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Chicken meat yields per animal in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, chicken meat yields per animal in Benin stood at 0.55. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat yields per animal in Benin peaked at 0.8 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.55, in 2001.
That places Benin 198th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.575 | 0.55 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 195 Montenegro 0.599 compare
- 196 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.589 compare
- 197 Mali 0.562 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Benin
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.63 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 22.9% (2025)
- Rural population 6.91 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 46.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 52.9% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 22.92 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 22.92 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.14 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat yields per animal in Benin?
- Chicken meat yields per animal in Benin was 0.55 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest chicken meat yields per animal recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 in 1961.
- What is the lowest chicken meat yields per animal recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.55 in 2001.
- How does Benin rank for chicken meat yields per animal?
- Benin ranks 198th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat yields per animal rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Chicken meat yields per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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