Benin vs Ghana: Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein
Benin
2.1%
in 2022
Ghana
2.2%
in 2023
Benin rank
177th
Ghana rank
174th
Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein over time
- Benin
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 2.2% against 2.1% in Benin, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ghana ahead.
Benin ranks 177th and Ghana ranks 174th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Ghana in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7% | 2.4% | 0.7% | Ghana |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 3.4% | 1.4% | Ghana |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 3.1% | 1.2% | Ghana |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 2.6% | 1.2% | Ghana |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 2.3% | 0.6% | Ghana |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 0.2% | Benin |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.4% | 0.4% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein, Benin or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 2.2% against 2.1% in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein between Benin and Ghana?
- 0.1%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Ghana?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Ghana rank globally for share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein?
- Benin ranks 177th and Ghana ranks 174th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.