Egg production, per capita in Benin
Benin: Egg production, per capita was 0.0016 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Egg production, per capita in Benin, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, egg production, per capita in Benin stood at 0.0016 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egg production, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.0033 tonnes per person in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 tonnes per person, in 1994.
Benin ranks 149th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Egg production, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0018 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1980 | 0.002 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0021 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0027 tonnes per person | +19.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0029 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0033 tonnes per person | +13.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | -21.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | -14.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0019 tonnes per person | -15.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0015 tonnes per person | -17.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -15.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -57.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +89.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -48.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +72.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -15.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 tonnes per person | +27.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | +11.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0016 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0031 tonnes per person, 51% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0016 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 tonnes per person, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egg production, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +89.7% | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0012 tonnes per person |
| 2010 | +72.3% | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person |
| 1991 | -57.3% | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person |
| 2008 | -48.6% | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0014 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0017 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0019 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 0.0015 tonnes per person | 0.0033 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 tonnes per person | 0.0011 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 egg production, per capita in Benin?
- Egg production, per capita in Benin was 0.0016 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest egg production, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0033 tonnes per person in 1985.
- What is the lowest egg production, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 tonnes per person in 1994.
- How does Benin rank for egg production, per capita?
- Benin ranks 149th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is egg production, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. 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 Egg production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Egg production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Egg production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Egg production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by 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
Egg production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.