Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Benin
Benin: Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year was 0.6405 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Benin, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Benin is 0.6405, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Benin peaked at 3.2 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.6405, in 2022.
That places Benin 81st out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.16 | 1.92 | 2.39 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.86 | 1.57 | 2.29 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.34 | 1.17 | 1.52 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.18 | 1.08 | 1.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.39 | 0.6904 | 3.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.761 | 0.647 | 0.8565 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6492 | 0.6405 | 0.6578 | 3 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 22.92 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 22.92 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 52.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Benin?
- Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year in Benin was 0.6405 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2 in 2003.
- What is the lowest per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6405 in 2022.
- How does Benin rank for per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year?
- Benin ranks 81st out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita meat consumption by type kilograms per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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