Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Benin
Benin: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.1732 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.1732 An per person for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 120.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.2064 An per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0743 An per person, in 2018.
That places Benin 51st out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0774 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0822 An per person | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1026 An per person | +24.9% |
| 1964 | 0.108 An per person | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1124 An per person | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1114 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1168 An per person | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1087 An per person | -6.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1147 An per person | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 0.115 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1143 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1183 An per person | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1445 An per person | +22.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1412 An per person | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1419 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1426 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1432 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1437 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1425 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1457 An per person | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1455 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1523 An per person | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1655 An per person | +8.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1723 An per person | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1684 An per person | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1176 An per person | -30.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1141 An per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1156 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1134 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1071 An per person | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1065 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.097 An per person | -8.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0918 An per person | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0942 An per person | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0926 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0983 An per person | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0985 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0909 An per person | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0881 An per person | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0891 An per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.088 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0869 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0856 An per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0864 An per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.085 An per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.084 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0832 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0825 An per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0838 An per person | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0835 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0827 An per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0817 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0803 An per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0786 An per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0772 An per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0762 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0753 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0743 An per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1064 An per person | +43.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1656 An per person | +55.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2064 An per person | +24.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1839 An per person | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1697 An per person | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1732 An per person | +2.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.1732 An per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1328 An per person, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.1732 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.102 An per person, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +55.6% | 0.1064 An per person | 0.1656 An per person |
| 2019 | +43.2% | 0.0743 An per person | 0.1064 An per person |
| 1986 | -30.1% | 0.1684 An per person | 0.1176 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1038 An per person | 0.0774 An per person | 0.1168 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1347 An per person | 0.1143 An per person | 0.1445 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.141 An per person | 0.1134 An per person | 0.1723 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0965 An per person | 0.0881 An per person | 0.1071 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0854 An per person | 0.0825 An per person | 0.0891 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0816 An per person | 0.0743 An per person | 0.1064 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1798 An per person | 0.1656 An per person | 0.2064 An per person | 5 |
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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)
- 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 sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Benin?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Benin was 0.1732 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2064 An per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0743 An per person in 2018.
- How does Benin rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Benin ranks 51st out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.