Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre was 3.84 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Benin stood at 3.84 An per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.0% on the previous year and up 137.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 3.84 An per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.776 An per square kilometre, in 1999.
That places Benin 83rd out of 150 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8514 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.9755 An per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1963 | 1.07 An per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1964 | 1.18 An per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1965 | 1.25 An per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 1.06 An per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1967 | 1.23 An per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1968 | 1.09 An per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1969 | 1.16 An per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 1.26 An per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 1.27 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 1.23 An per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 1.25 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 1.25 An per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.25 An per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.37 An per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 1.42 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 1.49 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 1.55 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 1.61 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 1.68 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 1.76 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 1.84 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 1.85 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 2.06 An per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1986 | 2.09 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 2.19 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 1.64 An per square kilometre | -25.1% |
| 1989 | 1.62 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 1.64 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 1.83 An per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1992 | 1.88 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 1.95 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 2.21 An per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1995 | 2.17 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 2.39 An per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 1.89 An per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 1998 | 1.06 An per square kilometre | -44.2% |
| 1999 | 0.776 An per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 2000 | 1.19 An per square kilometre | +53.1% |
| 2001 | 1.1 An per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 1.14 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.19 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.23 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 1.21 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 1.25 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 1.3 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 1.36 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 1.4 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 1.46 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 1.52 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 1.6 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 1.61 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.71 An per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 1.79 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 1.81 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.89 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 1.94 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.98 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 2.88 An per square kilometre | +45.8% |
| 2021 | 3.17 An per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 3.49 An per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 3.84 An per square kilometre | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1 An per square kilometre | 0.8514 An per square kilometre | 1.25 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.34 An per square kilometre | 1.23 An per square kilometre | 1.55 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.84 An per square kilometre | 1.61 An per square kilometre | 2.19 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.78 An per square kilometre | 0.776 An per square kilometre | 2.39 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.24 An per square kilometre | 1.1 An per square kilometre | 1.4 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.73 An per square kilometre | 1.46 An per square kilometre | 1.98 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.34 An per square kilometre | 2.88 An per square kilometre | 3.84 An per square kilometre | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Benin?
- Fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Benin was 3.84 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 3.84 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.776 An per square kilometre in 1999.
- How does Benin rank for fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 83rd out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fat of pigs — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 137.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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About this data
Fat of pigs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.