What is meat supply per person in Benin?

Meat supply per person in Benin was 17.28 kilograms per year per capita in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest meat supply per person recorded in Benin?

The highest recorded value was 24.39 kilograms per year per capita in 2015.

What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in Benin?

The lowest recorded value was 7.62 kilograms per year per capita in 1962.

How does Benin rank for meat supply per person?

Benin ranks 159th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.

Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Benin?

Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Benin data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Meat supply per person in Benin

Name: Meat supply per person in Benin
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Benin: Meat supply per person was 17.28 kilograms per year per capita in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

17.28 kilograms per year per capita

Change on year

up 8.1%

World rank

159th

of 191 countries

All-time high

24.39 kilograms per year per capita

in 2015

All-time low

7.62 kilograms per year per capita

in 1962

Years of data

1961–2022

Meat supply per person in Benin, 1961–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.

Analysis

In 2022, meat supply per person in Benin stood at 17.28 kilograms per year per capita.

That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat supply per person in Benin peaked at 24.39 kilograms per year per capita in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.62 kilograms per year per capita, in 1962.

That places Benin 159th out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	8.38 kilograms per year per capita	7.62 kilograms per year per capita	8.95 kilograms per year per capita	9
1970s	9.47 kilograms per year per capita	8.88 kilograms per year per capita	10.29 kilograms per year per capita	10
1980s	11.41 kilograms per year per capita	8.76 kilograms per year per capita	13.8 kilograms per year per capita	10
1990s	10.67 kilograms per year per capita	9.02 kilograms per year per capita	12.81 kilograms per year per capita	10
2000s	14.7 kilograms per year per capita	12.7 kilograms per year per capita	17.62 kilograms per year per capita	10
2010s	20.45 kilograms per year per capita	14.55 kilograms per year per capita	24.39 kilograms per year per capita	10
2020s	15.74 kilograms per year per capita	13.94 kilograms per year per capita	17.28 kilograms per year per capita	3

Countries ranked near Benin

156 Sudan 18.37 kilograms per year per capita compare
157 Zambia 17.63 kilograms per year per capita compare
158 Ghana 17.37 kilograms per year per capita compare
160 Syria 16.23 kilograms per year per capita compare
161 Cambodia 16.13 kilograms per year per capita compare
162 Solomon Islands 15.62 kilograms per year per capita compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Benin

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.63 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 22.9% (2025)
Rural population 6.91 million (2025)
Rural population growth 0.7% (2025)
Rural population 46.6% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials exports 52.9% (2024)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 22.9% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 22.9% (2025)
Land under cereal production 2.14 million hectares (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat supply per person in Benin?: Meat supply per person in Benin was 17.28 kilograms per year per capita in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest meat supply per person recorded in Benin?: The highest recorded value was 24.39 kilograms per year per capita in 2015.
What is the lowest meat supply per person recorded in Benin?: The lowest recorded value was 7.62 kilograms per year per capita in 1962.
How does Benin rank for meat supply per person?: Benin ranks 159th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is meat supply per person rising or falling in Benin?: Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat supply per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Meat supply per person
Unit: kilograms per year per capita
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.