Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre was 0.1886 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.1886 1000 An per square kilometre for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 24.9% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 0.2661 1000 An per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0443 1000 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Benin 112th out of 168 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.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0443 1000 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0443 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0443 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0452 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0461 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.047 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0488 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0514 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0541 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0594 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0656 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0709 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1973 | 0.078 1000 An per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0851 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0931 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 0.102 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1091 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1171 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1286 1000 An per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1383 1000 An per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1419 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1596 1000 An per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1983 | 0.204 1000 An per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2306 1000 An per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2661 1000 An per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2128 1000 An per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1951 1000 An per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1685 1000 An per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1989 | 0.133 1000 An per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1197 1000 An per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0976 1000 An per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 1992 | 0.102 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1109 1000 An per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1153 1000 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1197 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1215 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1242 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1268 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1286 1000 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1536 1000 An per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1536 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1626 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2306 1000 An per square kilometre | +41.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1893 1000 An per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2137 1000 An per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1603 1000 An per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1697 1000 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1572 1000 An per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1614 1000 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1666 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1883 1000 An per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1943 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2005 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2069 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2136 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2204 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2275 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2348 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2423 1000 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1579 1000 An per square kilometre | -34.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1509 1000 An per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1509 1000 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1886 1000 An per square kilometre | +24.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.1886 1000 An per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2811 1000 An per square kilometre, 67% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.1886 1000 An per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1175 1000 An per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +41.8% | 0.1626 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.2306 1000 An per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -34.8% | 0.2423 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1579 1000 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0473 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0443 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0541 1000 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0909 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0594 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1286 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.185 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.133 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.2661 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1166 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.0976 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1286 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1752 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1536 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.2306 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2095 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1666 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.2423 1000 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1621 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1509 1000 An per square kilometre | 0.1886 1000 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 109 Norway 0.2019 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 110 Uzbekistan 0.1963 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 111 Paraguay 0.1942 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 113 Cameroon 0.1841 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 114 Uruguay 0.1833 1000 An per square kilometre compare
- 115 Liberia 0.1803 1000 An per square kilometre 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 meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Benin?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre in Benin was 0.1886 1000 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2661 1000 An per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0443 1000 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 112th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. 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 Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Poultry — 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.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Meat, Poultry — 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.