Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Benin
Benin: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0148 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Benin is 0.0148 animals per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and down 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.0278 animals per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0121 animals per person, in 2020.
That places Benin 119th out of 190 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.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0203 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0192 animals per person | -5.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0181 animals per person | -5.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0189 animals per person | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0212 animals per person | +12.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0234 animals per person | +10.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0239 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0232 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0245 animals per person | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 0.024 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0244 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0262 animals per person | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0271 animals per person | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0264 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0272 animals per person | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0262 animals per person | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.026 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0259 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0257 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0275 animals per person | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0272 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0277 animals per person | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0278 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0277 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0275 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0255 animals per person | -7.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0249 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0244 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0242 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0265 animals per person | +9.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0261 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0265 animals per person | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0252 animals per person | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0261 animals per person | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0225 animals per person | -13.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0221 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0223 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0265 animals per person | +19.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0246 animals per person | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0226 animals per person | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0227 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0232 animals per person | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0226 animals per person | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0221 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.021 animals per person | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0211 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0206 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0201 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0196 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0191 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0187 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0182 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0178 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0178 animals per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0174 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.017 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0168 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0165 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0161 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0121 animals per person | -25.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0126 animals per person | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0132 animals per person | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.014 animals per person | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0148 animals per person | +5.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0148 animals per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.027 animals per person, 55% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0148 animals per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0245 animals per person, 61% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, 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 | -25.3% | 0.0161 animals per person | 0.0121 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0214 animals per person | 0.0181 animals per person | 0.0245 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0259 animals per person | 0.024 animals per person | 0.0272 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0264 animals per person | 0.0242 animals per person | 0.0278 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0248 animals per person | 0.0221 animals per person | 0.0265 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0216 animals per person | 0.0196 animals per person | 0.0232 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0175 animals per person | 0.0161 animals per person | 0.0191 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0133 animals per person | 0.0121 animals per person | 0.0148 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More agriculture & rural data for Benin
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2998 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.337 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Benin?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Benin was 0.0148 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0278 animals per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0121 animals per person in 2020.
- How does Benin rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Benin ranks 119th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. 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 Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- 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
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.