Global meat production, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Global meat production, per square kilometre was 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.14 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 10.0%
World rank
132nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.14 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
All-time low
0.1719 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Benin recorded 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre for global meat production, per square kilometre in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 75.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1719 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Benin 132nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1719 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1749 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1898 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1981 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2096 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2127 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2233 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2273 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2367 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2403 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2434 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2533 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2566 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2731 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2934 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3079 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3119 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.3298 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3435 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3647 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3733 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3987 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4469 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4759 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 0.5134 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 0.4469 tonnes per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4365 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4029 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3775 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3793 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3583 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3681 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3768 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4028 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3885 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.4037 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3995 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4081 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.395 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.491 tonnes per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4663 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4812 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5286 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5176 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5379 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5132 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5326 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5437 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5594 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5758 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6043 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.618 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6323 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6485 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6664 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6794 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6976 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7106 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7958 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7515 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 0.85 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2022 | 0.93 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2024 | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8164 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2049 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1719 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2367 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2853 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2403 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3435 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4237 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3647 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5134 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.388 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3583 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4081 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5171 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4663 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5594 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6629 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5758 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7958 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9415 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7515 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 129 Tanzania 1.22 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 130 Papua New Guinea 1.17 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 131 Cape Verde 1.15 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 133 Montenegro 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 134 Kenya 1.13 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 135 Samoa 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 global meat production, per square kilometre in Benin?
- Global meat production, per square kilometre in Benin was 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1719 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 132nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.7%. 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 Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global meat production 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.
Global meat production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Global meat production Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Global meat production 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.