Daily supply of calories per person in Benin
Benin: Daily supply of calories per person was 2,703 kilocalories per day in 2022. ▲ Rising
Daily supply of calories per person in Benin, 1961–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilocalories per day.
Analysis
The most recent figure for daily supply of calories per person in Benin is 2,703 kilocalories per day, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Benin peaked at 2,703 kilocalories per day in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,512 kilocalories per day, in 1975.
Benin ranks 134th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,711 kilocalories per day | 1,596 kilocalories per day | 1,839 kilocalories per day | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,736 kilocalories per day | 1,512 kilocalories per day | 1,877 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,805 kilocalories per day | 1,651 kilocalories per day | 1,993 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,105 kilocalories per day | 2,021 kilocalories per day | 2,175 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,357 kilocalories per day | 2,160 kilocalories per day | 2,493 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,541 kilocalories per day | 2,508 kilocalories per day | 2,595 kilocalories per day | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,675 kilocalories per day | 2,636 kilocalories per day | 2,703 kilocalories per day | 3 |
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- Temperature anomalies by month 1.48 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2392 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.5 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is daily supply of calories per person in Benin?
- Daily supply of calories per person in Benin was 2,703 kilocalories per day in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2,703 kilocalories per day in 2022.
- What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,512 kilocalories per day in 1975.
- How does Benin rank for daily supply of calories per person?
- Benin ranks 134th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Daily supply of calories per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilocalories per person per day. This indicates the calories that are available for consumption, but does not necessarily measure the number of calories actually consumed, since it doesn't factor in consumer waste.