Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Benin
Benin: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 85.45 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Benin recorded 85.45 for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 20.6% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Benin peaked at 447.93 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 58.33, in 2022.
Benin ranks 144th of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 134.17 | — |
| 1962 | 131.83 | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 129.43 | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 129.52 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 129.48 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 129.33 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 131.47 | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 135.74 | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 139.72 | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 150.11 | +7.4% |
| 1971 | 162.11 | +8.0% |
| 1972 | 171.28 | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 184.05 | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 196.05 | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 209.28 | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 223.58 | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 231.23 | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 240.09 | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 254.94 | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 266.66 | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 265.42 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 290.78 | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 362.38 | +24.6% |
| 1984 | 399.01 | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 447.93 | +12.3% |
| 1986 | 346.64 | -22.6% |
| 1987 | 307.84 | -11.2% |
| 1988 | 257.14 | -16.5% |
| 1989 | 195.76 | -23.9% |
| 1990 | 170.33 | -13.0% |
| 1991 | 133.64 | -21.5% |
| 1992 | 135.69 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 141.49 | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 141.93 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 144.47 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 145.04 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 145.97 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 144.53 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 142.16 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 164.48 | +15.7% |
| 2001 | 109.08 | -33.7% |
| 2002 | 111.39 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 152.91 | +37.3% |
| 2004 | 121.97 | -20.2% |
| 2005 | 134.63 | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 97.27 | -27.8% |
| 2007 | 98.88 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 88.94 | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 89.85 | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 89.55 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 97.23 | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 99.25 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 99.36 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.75 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 100.06 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 100.19 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 100.54 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 100.64 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 101.06 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 63.74 | -36.9% |
| 2021 | 59.84 | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 58.33 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 70.83 | +21.4% |
| 2024 | 85.45 | +20.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 132.3 | 129.33 | 139.72 | 9 |
| 1970s | 202.27 | 150.11 | 254.94 | 10 |
| 1980s | 313.96 | 195.76 | 447.93 | 10 |
| 1990s | 144.53 | 133.64 | 170.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 116.94 | 88.94 | 164.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.76 | 89.55 | 101.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.64 | 58.33 | 85.45 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Benin?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Benin was 85.45 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 447.93 in 1985.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.33 in 2022.
- How does Benin rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- Benin ranks 144th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. 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 of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita 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.