How have things changed?, per capita in Benin
Benin: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0044 metric tons per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
How have things changed?, per capita in Benin, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.0044 metric tons per person for how have things changed?, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 14.4% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.0141 metric tons per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0036 metric tons per person, in 2015.
Benin ranks 145th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0073 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0067 metric tons per person | -7.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0124 metric tons per person | +85.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0122 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0122 metric tons per person | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0141 metric tons per person | +15.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0138 metric tons per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0135 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0124 metric tons per person | -8.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0117 metric tons per person | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0109 metric tons per person | -7.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0105 metric tons per person | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0101 metric tons per person | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0096 metric tons per person | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0093 metric tons per person | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0096 metric tons per person | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0094 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.009 metric tons per person | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0081 metric tons per person | -10.3% |
| 1984 | 0.008 metric tons per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.008 metric tons per person | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0083 metric tons per person | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0087 metric tons per person | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0075 metric tons per person | -13.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0082 metric tons per person | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0072 metric tons per person | -11.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0064 metric tons per person | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0058 metric tons per person | -10.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0067 metric tons per person | +15.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0065 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0071 metric tons per person | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0066 metric tons per person | -7.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0067 metric tons per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0062 metric tons per person | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0058 metric tons per person | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0045 metric tons per person | -22.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0052 metric tons per person | +15.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0053 metric tons per person | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0053 metric tons per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0049 metric tons per person | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0038 metric tons per person | -22.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0048 metric tons per person | +27.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0041 metric tons per person | -15.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0041 metric tons per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0041 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0041 metric tons per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0039 metric tons per person | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0039 metric tons per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.004 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0045 metric tons per person | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0036 metric tons per person | -18.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0046 metric tons per person | +28.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0053 metric tons per person | +15.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0051 metric tons per person | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0059 metric tons per person | +17.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0054 metric tons per person | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0054 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0048 metric tons per person | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0039 metric tons per person | -19.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0044 metric tons per person | +14.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0044 metric tons per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0091 metric tons per person, 49% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0044 metric tons per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0062 metric tons per person, 71% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +85.5% | 0.0067 metric tons per person | 0.0124 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0102 metric tons per person | 0.0067 metric tons per person | 0.0124 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0116 metric tons per person | 0.0093 metric tons per person | 0.0141 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0085 metric tons per person | 0.0075 metric tons per person | 0.0096 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0065 metric tons per person | 0.0058 metric tons per person | 0.0072 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0046 metric tons per person | 0.0038 metric tons per person | 0.0053 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0045 metric tons per person | 0.0036 metric tons per person | 0.0059 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0048 metric tons per person | 0.0039 metric tons per person | 0.0054 metric tons per person | 5 |
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 how have things changed?, per capita in Benin?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Benin was 0.0044 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0141 metric tons per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0036 metric tons per person in 2015.
- How does Benin rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Benin ranks 145th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.