Average per capita vegetable intake vs minimum recommended guidelines in Benin

Benin: Average per capita vegetable intake vs minimum recommended guidelines was 195.12 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
195.12
Change on year
down 9.4%
World rank
119th
of 192 countries
All-time high
215.31
in 2021
All-time low
43.99
in 1961
Years of data
62
1961–2022

Average per capita vegetable intake vs minimum recommended guidelines in Benin, 1961–2022

50100150200196119912022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Benin recorded 195.12 for average per capita vegetable intake vs minimum recommended guidelines in 2022.

The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average per capita vegetable intake vs minimum recommended guidelines in Benin peaked at 215.31 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 43.99, in 1961.

That places Benin 119th out of 192 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.

Average per capita vegetable intake vs minimum recommended guidelines in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Average per capita vegetable intake vs minimum recommended guidelines in Benin, 1961 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1961 43.99 —
1962 46.37 +5.4%
1963 49.35 +6.4%
1964 51.49 +4.3%
1965 55.17 +7.2%
1966 51.76 -6.2%
1967 56.8 +9.7%
1968 57.11 +0.6%
1969 60.44 +5.8%
1970 66.78 +10.5%
1971 66.5 -0.4%
1972 61.34 -7.8%
1973 67.55 +10.1%
1974 59.59 -11.8%
1975 61.5 +3.2%
1976 66.08 +7.5%
1977 64.52 -2.4%
1978 71.26 +10.4%
1979 91.15 +27.9%
1980 84.35 -7.5%
1981 98.98 +17.4%
1982 90.23 -8.8%
1983 99.33 +10.1%
1984 89.47 -9.9%
1985 93.49 +4.5%
1986 106.34 +13.7%
1987 95.49 -10.2%
1988 109.78 +15.0%
1989 104.6 -4.7%
1990 108.11 +3.4%
1991 104.89 -3.0%
1992 114.55 +9.2%
1993 109.33 -4.6%
1994 124.17 +13.6%
1995 115.03 -7.4%
1996 129.2 +12.3%
1997 130.02 +0.6%
1998 128.23 -1.4%
1999 151.66 +18.3%
2000 138.5 -8.7%
2001 123.2 -11.0%
2002 131.61 +6.8%
2003 131.08 -0.4%
2004 121.78 -7.1%
2005 132.26 +8.6%
2006 128.39 -2.9%
2007 110.12 -14.2%
2008 118.79 +7.9%
2009 101.85 -14.3%
2010 125.21 +22.9%
2011 106.14 -15.2%
2012 151.58 +42.8%
2013 143.43 -5.4%
2014 195.26 +36.1%
2015 194.28 -0.5%
2016 178.63 -8.1%
2017 156.66 -12.3%
2018 147.59 -5.8%
2019 207.58 +40.7%
2020 187.15 -9.8%
2021 215.31 +15.0%
2022 195.12 -9.4%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 195.12 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 136.07, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 195.12 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 117.57, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 52.5 43.99 60.44 9
1970s 67.63 59.59 91.15 10
1980s 97.21 84.35 109.78 10
1990s 121.52 104.89 151.66 10
2000s 123.76 101.85 138.5 10
2010s 160.64 106.14 207.58 10
2020s 199.19 187.15 215.31 3

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 116 Syria 205.01 compare
  2. 117 Tuvalu 198.09
  3. 118 Costa Rica 196.65 compare
  4. 120 United Arab Emirates 194.38 compare
  5. 121 Sudan 188.32 compare
  6. 122 Sierra Leone 185.17 compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

More reference data data for Benin

All data for Benin →

Frequently asked questions

What is average per capita vegetable intake vs minimum recommended guidelines in Benin?
Average per capita vegetable intake vs minimum recommended guidelines in Benin was 195.12 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest average per capita vegetable intake vs minimum recommended guidelines recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 215.31 in 2021.
What is the lowest average per capita vegetable intake vs minimum recommended guidelines recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 43.99 in 1961.
How does Benin rank for average per capita vegetable intake vs minimum recommended guidelines?
Benin ranks 119th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
Is average per capita vegetable intake vs minimum recommended guidelines rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average per capita vegetable intake vs minimum recommended guidelines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 62 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Average per capita vegetable intake vs minimum recommended guidelines in Benin. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/average-per-capita-vegetable-intake-vs-minimum-recommended-guidelines/benin/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/average-per-capita-vegetable-intake-vs-minimum-recommended-guidelines/benin/">Average per capita vegetable intake vs minimum recommended guidelines in Benin</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Average per capita vegetable intake vs minimum recommended guidelines
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed