Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production in Benin
Benin: Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production was 403,917 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hen eggs in shell, fresh — production in Benin is 403,917 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.6% on the previous year and up 76.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hen eggs in shell, fresh — production in Benin peaked at 403,917 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51,000 t, in 1991.
Benin ranks 113th of 191 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.
Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production in Benin, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 103,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 103,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 103,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 103,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 108,000 t | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 108,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 113,000 t | +4.6% |
| 1968 | 118,000 t | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 123,000 t | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 129,000 t | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 131,000 t | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 133,000 t | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 134,000 t | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 139,000 t | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 141,000 t | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 145,000 t | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 150,000 t | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 155,000 t | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 164,000 t | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 176,000 t | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 184,000 t | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 208,000 t | +13.0% |
| 1983 | 256,000 t | +23.1% |
| 1984 | 288,000 t | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 336,000 t | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 272,000 t | -19.0% |
| 1987 | 240,000 t | -11.8% |
| 1988 | 208,000 t | -13.3% |
| 1989 | 176,000 t | -15.4% |
| 1990 | 154,000 t | -12.5% |
| 1991 | 51,000 t | -66.9% |
| 1992 | 51,500 t | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 54,200 t | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 55,000 t | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 56,700 t | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 62,500 t | +10.2% |
| 1997 | 60,000 t | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 61,700 t | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 63,400 t | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 75,000 t | +18.3% |
| 2001 | 147,000 t | +96.0% |
| 2002 | 152,500 t | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 175,000 t | +14.8% |
| 2004 | 165,000 t | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 176,700 t | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 164,200 t | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 170,000 t | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 90,000 t | -47.1% |
| 2009 | 92,500 t | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 164,200 t | +77.5% |
| 2011 | 177,800 t | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 215,113 t | +21.0% |
| 2013 | 221,995 t | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 229,098 t | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 250,682 t | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 292,875 t | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 298,350 t | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 303,685 t | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 313,453 t | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 331,715 t | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 325,906 t | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 373,738 t | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 355,525 t | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 403,917 t | +13.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 403,917 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 901,548 t, 45% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 403,917 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 260,600 t, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +96.0% | 75,000 t | 147,000 t |
| 2010 | +77.5% | 92,500 t | 164,200 t |
| 1991 | -66.9% | 154,000 t | 51,000 t |
| 2008 | -47.1% | 170,000 t | 90,000 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 109,111 t | 103,000 t | 123,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 142,100 t | 129,000 t | 164,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 234,400 t | 176,000 t | 336,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 67,000 t | 51,000 t | 154,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 140,790 t | 75,000 t | 176,700 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 246,725 t | 164,200 t | 313,453 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 358,160 t | 325,906 t | 403,917 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 110 Afghanistan 439,354 t compare
- 111 Madagascar 420,045 t compare
- 112 Palestine 417,000 t compare
- 114 Slovenia 396,441 t compare
- 115 Mozambique 355,280 t compare
- 116 Niger 315,413 t compare
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 hen eggs in shell, fresh — production in Benin?
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — production in Benin was 403,917 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest hen eggs in shell, fresh — production recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 403,917 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest hen eggs in shell, fresh — production recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,000 t in 1991.
- How does Benin rank for hen eggs in shell, fresh — production?
- Benin ranks 113th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is hen eggs in shell, fresh — production rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.3%. 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 Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Production. 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.