Eggs Primary — Laying in Benin
Benin: Eggs Primary — Laying was 19,049 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Eggs Primary — Laying in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
Benin recorded 19,049 1000 An for eggs primary — laying in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs primary — laying in Benin peaked at 24,706 1000 An in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,500 1000 An, in 1976.
Benin ranks 50th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Eggs Primary — Laying in Benin, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,000 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 2,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2,100 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 2,100 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2,200 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 2,350 1000 An | +6.8% |
| 1969 | 2,050 1000 An | -12.8% |
| 1970 | 2,150 1000 An | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 1,870 1000 An | -13.0% |
| 1972 | 1,900 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 1,675 1000 An | -11.8% |
| 1974 | 1,750 1000 An | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 1,700 1000 An | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 1,500 1000 An | -11.8% |
| 1977 | 1,500 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1,550 1000 An | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 1,640 1000 An | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 1,760 1000 An | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 1,840 1000 An | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 2,080 1000 An | +13.0% |
| 1983 | 2,560 1000 An | +23.1% |
| 1984 | 2,880 1000 An | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 3,360 1000 An | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 2,720 1000 An | -19.0% |
| 1987 | 2,400 1000 An | -11.8% |
| 1988 | 2,080 1000 An | -13.3% |
| 1989 | 1,760 1000 An | -15.4% |
| 1990 | 1,540 1000 An | -12.5% |
| 1991 | 7,100 1000 An | +361.0% |
| 1992 | 7,200 1000 An | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 7,500 1000 An | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 7,700 1000 An | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 7,900 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 8,700 1000 An | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 8,400 1000 An | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 8,600 1000 An | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 8,900 1000 An | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 10,500 1000 An | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 20,459 1000 An | +94.8% |
| 2002 | 21,254 1000 An | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 24,380 1000 An | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 23,096 1000 An | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 24,706 1000 An | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 22,900 1000 An | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 23,628 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 12,500 1000 An | -47.1% |
| 2009 | 12,919 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 13,227 1000 An | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 13,691 1000 An | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 14,167 1000 An | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 14,662 1000 An | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 15,176 1000 An | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 16,712 1000 An | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 16,192 1000 An | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 16,694 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 17,211 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 17,735 1000 An | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 14,005 1000 An | -21.0% |
| 2021 | 16,020 1000 An | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 16,333 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 17,638 1000 An | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 19,049 1000 An | +8.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 19,049 1000 An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,400 1000 An, 2.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 19,049 1000 An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,890 1000 An, 4.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Eggs Primary — Laying in Benin changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +361.0% | 1,540 1000 An | 7,100 1000 An |
| 2001 | +94.8% | 10,500 1000 An | 20,459 1000 An |
| 2008 | -47.1% | 23,628 1000 An | 12,500 1000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,089 1000 An | 2,000 1000 An | 2,350 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,724 1000 An | 1,500 1000 An | 2,150 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,344 1000 An | 1,760 1000 An | 3,360 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,354 1000 An | 1,540 1000 An | 8,900 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,634 1000 An | 10,500 1000 An | 24,706 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,547 1000 An | 13,227 1000 An | 17,735 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,609 1000 An | 14,005 1000 An | 19,049 1000 An | 5 |
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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 eggs primary — laying in Benin?
- Eggs primary — laying in Benin was 19,049 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest eggs primary — laying recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 24,706 1000 An in 2005.
- What is the lowest eggs primary — laying recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,500 1000 An in 1976.
- How does Benin rank for eggs primary — laying?
- Benin ranks 50th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs primary — laying rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Eggs Primary — Laying. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.