Meat indigenous, total: Gross Production … Meat Index Number 100 in Benin
Benin: Meat indigenous, total: Gross Production … Meat Index Number 100 was 174.03 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
174.03
Change on year
up 9.3%
World rank
7th
of 184 countries
All-time high
174.03
in 2024
All-time low
20.32
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Index Number in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in Benin stood at 174.03. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 78.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in Benin peaked at 174.03 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.32, in 1961.
Benin ranks 7th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat indigenous, total: Gross Production … Meat Index Number 100 in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20.32 | — |
| 1962 | 21.45 | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 24.09 | +12.3% |
| 1964 | 25.9 | +7.5% |
| 1965 | 26.53 | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 28.14 | +6.1% |
| 1967 | 29.8 | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 30.12 | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 31.87 | +5.8% |
| 1970 | 32.12 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 32.13 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 33.8 | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 34.59 | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 37.38 | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 40.53 | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 41.89 | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 41.67 | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 43.81 | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 44.91 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 47.99 | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 49.1 | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 52.22 | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 57.55 | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 60.94 | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 64.41 | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 55.74 | -13.5% |
| 1987 | 54.98 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 52.56 | -4.4% |
| 1989 | 50.82 | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 52.28 | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 50.42 | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 51.67 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 52.34 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 56.05 | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 54.47 | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 56.42 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 56.96 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 60.87 | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 59.06 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 71.34 | +20.8% |
| 2001 | 69.19 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 73.17 | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 72.51 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 79.71 | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 82.46 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 80.89 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 83.32 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 75.9 | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 70.38 | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 83.53 | +18.7% |
| 2011 | 89.97 | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 93.02 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 98.64 | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 97.59 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 100.17 | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 102.24 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 104.83 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 106.91 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 121.29 | +13.5% |
| 2020 | 118.84 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 139.11 | +17.1% |
| 2022 | 144.22 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 159.16 | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 174.03 | +9.3% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 174.03 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 117.76, 1.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 174.03 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 114.16, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.47 | 20.32 | 31.87 | 9 |
| 1970s | 38.28 | 32.12 | 44.91 | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.63 | 47.99 | 64.41 | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.05 | 50.42 | 60.87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.89 | 69.19 | 83.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.82 | 83.53 | 121.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 147.07 | 118.84 | 174.03 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 4 Tokelau 232.53 compare
- 4 Viet Nam 146.17 compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 139.87 compare
- 5 Malawi 221.26 compare
- 6 Fiji 204.26 compare
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 126.07 compare
- 8 Bhutan 173.87 compare
- 9 United Arab Emirates 168.1 compare
- 9 Micronesia 113.95 compare
- 10 Seychelles 167.93 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 meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in Benin?
- Meat indigenous, total — gross production index number in Benin was 174.03 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat indigenous, total — gross production index number recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 174.03 in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat indigenous, total — gross production index number recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.32 in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for meat indigenous, total — gross production index number?
- Benin ranks 7th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat indigenous, total — gross production index number rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.3%. 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 Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.