Swine / pigs — Stocks in Benin
Benin: Swine / pigs — Stocks was 1.10 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Swine / pigs — Stocks in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, swine / pigs — stocks in Benin stood at 1.10 million An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and up 156.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine / pigs — stocks in Benin peaked at 1.10 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 194,511 An, in 1999.
Benin ranks 65th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Swine / pigs — Stocks in Benin, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 240,209 An | — |
| 1962 | 274,835 An | +14.4% |
| 1963 | 302,498 An | +10.1% |
| 1964 | 332,201 An | +9.8% |
| 1965 | 352,238 An | +6.0% |
| 1966 | 299,800 An | -14.9% |
| 1967 | 346,500 An | +15.6% |
| 1968 | 306,633 An | -11.5% |
| 1969 | 325,970 An | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 355,650 An | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 359,100 An | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 347,700 An | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 352,520 An | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 352,520 An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 352,400 An | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 384,943 An | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 401,279 An | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 419,244 An | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 438,209 An | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 453,576 An | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 475,164 An | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 496,606 An | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 521,300 An | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 523,150 An | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 580,328 An | +10.9% |
| 1986 | 589,180 An | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 617,100 An | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 436,860 An | -29.2% |
| 1989 | 443,319 An | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 462,000 An | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 515,100 An | +11.5% |
| 1992 | 513,225 An | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 536,700 An | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 579,468 An | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 553,979 An | -4.4% |
| 1996 | 581,600 An | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 470,300 An | -19.1% |
| 1998 | 263,723 An | -43.9% |
| 1999 | 194,511 An | -26.2% |
| 2000 | 255,251 An | +31.2% |
| 2001 | 266,082 An | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 285,911 An | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 278,000 An | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 299,000 An | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 306,000 An | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 314,000 An | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 327,000 An | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 340,000 An | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 354,000 An | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 368,000 An | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 383,000 An | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 398,000 An | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 414,000 An | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 431,000 An | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 448,360 An | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 466,000 An | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 485,000 An | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 504,000 An | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 524,000 An | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 750,868 An | +43.3% |
| 2021 | 826,830 An | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 910,477 An | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 1.00 million An | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 1.10 million An | +10.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1.10 million An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 301,747 An, 3.7× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1.10 million An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 307,970 An, 3.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine / pigs — Stocks 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -43.9% | 470,300 An | 263,723 An |
| 2020 | +43.3% | 524,000 An | 750,868 An |
| 1988 | -29.2% | 617,100 An | 436,860 An |
| 1999 | -26.2% | 263,723 An | 194,511 An |
| 2000 | +31.2% | 194,511 An | 255,251 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 308,987 An | 240,209 An | 352,238 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 376,356 An | 347,700 An | 438,209 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 513,658 An | 436,860 An | 617,100 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 467,061 An | 194,511 An | 581,600 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 302,524 An | 255,251 An | 354,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 442,136 An | 368,000 An | 524,000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 918,953 An | 750,868 An | 1.10 million An | 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 swine / pigs — stocks in Benin?
- Swine / pigs — stocks in Benin was 1.10 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.10 million An in 2024.
- What is the lowest swine / pigs — stocks recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 194,511 An in 1999.
- How does Benin rank for swine / pigs — stocks?
- Benin ranks 65th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is swine / pigs — stocks rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 156.2%. 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, published as part of Swine / pigs — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.