Food price anomalies in Benin
Benin: Food price anomalies was -0.13 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Food price anomalies in Benin, 2010–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Benin recorded -0.13 for food price anomalies in 2024.
The figure is up 79.4% on the previous year and up 64.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food price anomalies in Benin peaked at 0.91 in 2021 and was at its lowest, -0.82, in 2012.
Benin ranks 90th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food price anomalies in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -0.24 | — |
| 2011 | -0.31 | +29.2% |
| 2012 | -0.82 | +164.5% |
| 2013 | -0.14 | -82.9% |
| 2014 | -0.37 | +164.3% |
| 2015 | -0.13 | -64.9% |
| 2016 | -0.28 | +115.4% |
| 2017 | -0.24 | -14.3% |
| 2018 | 0.01 | -104.2% |
| 2019 | -0.69 | -7000.0% |
| 2020 | 0.01 | -101.4% |
| 2021 | 0.91 | +9000.0% |
| 2022 | -0.64 | -170.3% |
| 2023 | -0.63 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | -0.13 | -79.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's -0.13 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.07, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's -0.13 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food price anomalies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +9000.0% | 0.01 | 0.91 |
| 2019 | -7000.0% | 0.01 | -0.69 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -0.321 | -0.82 | 0.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.096 | -0.64 | 0.91 | 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 food price anomalies in Benin?
- Food price anomalies in Benin was -0.13 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest food price anomalies recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.91 in 2021.
- What is the lowest food price anomalies recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.82 in 2012.
- How does Benin rank for food price anomalies?
- Benin ranks 90th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food price anomalies rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Food price anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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