Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Benin
Benin: Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value was 11.1 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Benin, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Benin recorded 11.1 % for prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Benin peaked at 14.3 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.8 %, in 2012.
Benin ranks 44th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.3 % | — |
| 2001 | 12.8 % | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 12.1 % | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 12.2 % | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 11.9 % | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 11.6 % | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 11.3 % | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 11.1 % | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 10.8 % | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 10.5 % | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 10.3 % | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 10 % | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 9.8 % | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 9.9 % | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 9.8 % | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 10.2 % | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 10.8 % | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 11.5 % | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 11.7 % | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 11.8 % | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 11.9 % | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 11.9 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.6 % | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 11.1 % | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.86 % | 10.5 % | 14.3 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.58 % | 9.8 % | 11.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.62 % | 11.1 % | 11.9 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 41 Mali 12.1 % compare
- 42 Burkina Faso 11.7 % compare
- 43 South Africa 11.2 % compare
- 44 Lebanon 11.1 % compare
- 46 Mauritania 11 % compare
- 47 Sudan 10.9 % 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 prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Benin?
- Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value in Benin was 11.1 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8 % in 2012.
- How does Benin rank for prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value?
- Benin ranks 44th out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — value rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Prevalence of undernourishment (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.