Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Benin
Benin: Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of was 2,846 kcal/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Benin, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kcal/cap/d.
Analysis
Benin recorded 2,846 kcal/cap/d for dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Benin peaked at 2,846 kcal/cap/d in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,431 kcal/cap/d, in 2000.
Benin ranks 93rd of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Benin, year by year
| Year | kcal/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,431 kcal/cap/d | — |
| 2001 | 2,477 kcal/cap/d | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 2,501 kcal/cap/d | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 2,498 kcal/cap/d | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 2,510 kcal/cap/d | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 2,522 kcal/cap/d | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 2,534 kcal/cap/d | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 2,546 kcal/cap/d | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 2,559 kcal/cap/d | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 2,574 kcal/cap/d | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 2,588 kcal/cap/d | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 2,600 kcal/cap/d | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 2,610 kcal/cap/d | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 2,611 kcal/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,615 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 2,619 kcal/cap/d | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 2,627 kcal/cap/d | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 2,651 kcal/cap/d | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 2,687 kcal/cap/d | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 2,726 kcal/cap/d | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 2,759 kcal/cap/d | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 2,783 kcal/cap/d | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 2,814 kcal/cap/d | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 2,846 kcal/cap/d | +1.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 2,846 kcal/cap/d is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,717 kcal/cap/d, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Benin's 2,846 kcal/cap/d is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,522 kcal/cap/d, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,515 kcal/cap/d | 2,431 kcal/cap/d | 2,574 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,633 kcal/cap/d | 2,588 kcal/cap/d | 2,726 kcal/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,800 kcal/cap/d | 2,759 kcal/cap/d | 2,846 kcal/cap/d | 4 |
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 dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Benin?
- Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of in Benin was 2,846 kcal/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2,846 kcal/cap/d in 2023.
- What is the lowest dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,431 kcal/cap/d in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of?
- Benin ranks 93rd out of 148 countries with data for 2023.
- Is dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Dietary energy supply used in the estimation of the prevalence of undernourishment (kcal/cap/day) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.