Daily per capita caloric supply in Benin
Benin: Daily per capita caloric supply was 2,703 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
2,703
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
135th
of 192 countries
All-time high
2,703
in 2022
All-time low
1,512
in 1975
Years of data
62
1961–2022
Daily per capita caloric supply in Benin, 1961–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for daily per capita caloric supply in Benin is 2,703, 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 per capita caloric supply in Benin peaked at 2,703 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,512, in 1975.
Benin ranks 135th of 192 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.
Daily per capita caloric supply in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,673 | — |
| 1962 | 1,689 | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 1,632 | -3.4% |
| 1964 | 1,596 | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 1,729 | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 1,719 | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 1,744 | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 1,839 | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 1,777 | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 1,719 | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 1,792 | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 1,703 | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 1,778 | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 1,658 | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 1,512 | -8.8% |
| 1976 | 1,799 | +19.0% |
| 1977 | 1,743 | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 1,781 | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 1,877 | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 1,776 | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 1,735 | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 1,760 | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 1,651 | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 1,868 | +13.2% |
| 1985 | 1,857 | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 1,875 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 1,719 | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 1,817 | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 1,993 | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 2,021 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 2,091 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 2,051 | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 2,048 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 2,068 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 2,118 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 2,175 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 2,167 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 2,156 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 2,150 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 2,160 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 2,231 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 2,320 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 2,286 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 2,390 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 2,364 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 2,380 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 2,493 | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 2,451 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 2,493 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 2,508 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 2,530 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 2,526 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 2,530 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2,556 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 2,537 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 2,543 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 2,545 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,539 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 2,595 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 2,636 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 2,687 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 2,703 | +0.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 2,703 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,708, 100% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 2,703 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,518, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,711 | 1,596 | 1,839 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,736 | 1,512 | 1,877 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,805 | 1,651 | 1,993 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,105 | 2,021 | 2,175 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,357 | 2,160 | 2,493 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,541 | 2,508 | 2,595 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,675 | 2,636 | 2,703 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More reference data data for Benin
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1979 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6635 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily per capita caloric supply in Benin?
- Daily per capita caloric supply in Benin was 2,703 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily per capita caloric supply recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2,703 in 2022.
- What is the lowest daily per capita caloric supply recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,512 in 1975.
- How does Benin rank for daily per capita caloric supply?
- Benin ranks 135th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is daily per capita caloric supply 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Daily per capita caloric supply. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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