Hypothetical land animals slaughtered in Benin

Benin: Hypothetical land animals slaughtered was 25.05 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
25.05 billion
Change on year
up 17.1%
World rank
137th
of 199 countries
All-time high
33.39 billion
in 1985
All-time low
6.40 billion
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Hypothetical land animals slaughtered in Benin, 1961–2024

10.0B20.0B30.0B196119922024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for hypothetical land animals slaughtered in Benin is 25.05 billion, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.1% on the previous year and up 52.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, hypothetical land animals slaughtered in Benin peaked at 33.39 billion in 1985 and was at its lowest, 6.40 billion, in 1961.

That places Benin 137th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Hypothetical land animals slaughtered in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Hypothetical land animals slaughtered in Benin, 1961 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1961 6.40 billion —
1962 6.44 billion +0.7%
1963 6.55 billion +1.6%
1964 6.73 billion +2.8%
1965 6.90 billion +2.5%
1966 7.01 billion +1.6%
1967 7.31 billion +4.1%
1968 7.62 billion +4.4%
1969 8.03 billion +5.3%
1970 8.76 billion +9.2%
1971 9.59 billion +9.5%
1972 10.31 billion +7.5%
1973 11.35 billion +10.1%
1974 12.25 billion +7.9%
1975 13.26 billion +8.3%
1976 14.37 billion +8.4%
1977 15.22 billion +5.9%
1978 16.16 billion +6.2%
1979 17.52 billion +8.4%
1980 18.65 billion +6.4%
1981 18.94 billion +1.5%
1982 21.03 billion +11.0%
1983 26.38 billion +25.5%
1984 29.40 billion +11.4%
1985 33.39 billion +13.6%
1986 26.41 billion -20.9%
1987 24.02 billion -9.1%
1988 20.58 billion -14.3%
1989 16.24 billion -21.1%
1990 14.52 billion -10.6%
1991 11.87 billion -18.3%
1992 12.16 billion +2.5%
1993 12.77 billion +5.0%
1994 13.02 billion +2.0%
1995 13.37 billion +2.8%
1996 13.47 billion +0.7%
1997 13.51 billion +0.3%
1998 13.46 billion -0.3%
1999 13.37 billion -0.7%
2000 15.60 billion +16.7%
2001 15.35 billion -1.7%
2002 15.94 billion +3.9%
2003 21.90 billion +37.4%
2004 17.83 billion -18.6%
2005 19.64 billion +10.2%
2006 14.68 billion -25.3%
2007 15.25 billion +3.9%
2008 13.96 billion -8.5%
2009 14.10 billion +1.0%
2010 14.31 billion +1.5%
2011 15.80 billion +10.4%
2012 16.02 billion +1.4%
2013 16.24 billion +1.3%
2014 16.46 billion +1.4%
2015 16.67 billion +1.3%
2016 16.90 billion +1.3%
2017 17.13 billion +1.4%
2018 17.36 billion +1.4%
2019 17.86 billion +2.9%
2020 12.34 billion -30.9%
2021 12.05 billion -2.4%
2022 18.90 billion +56.9%
2023 21.38 billion +13.1%
2024 25.05 billion +17.1%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 25.05 billion is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.17 billion, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 25.05 billion is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.46 billion, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Hypothetical land animals slaughtered 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.

YearChange FromTo
2022 +56.9% 12.05 billion 18.90 billion
2003 +37.4% 15.94 billion 21.90 billion

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 7.00 billion 6.40 billion 8.03 billion 9
1970s 12.88 billion 8.76 billion 17.52 billion 10
1980s 23.50 billion 16.24 billion 33.39 billion 10
1990s 13.15 billion 11.87 billion 14.52 billion 10
2000s 16.43 billion 13.96 billion 21.90 billion 10
2010s 16.47 billion 14.31 billion 17.86 billion 10
2020s 17.94 billion 12.05 billion 25.05 billion 5

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 134 Cameroon 27.07 billion compare
  2. 135 Liberia 26.23 billion compare
  3. 136 Iraq 25.76 billion compare
  4. 138 Ghana 24.02 billion compare
  5. 139 Uzbekistan 23.64 billion compare
  6. 140 French Polynesia 23.44 billion compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More reference data data for Benin

All data for Benin →

Frequently asked questions

What is hypothetical land animals slaughtered in Benin?
Hypothetical land animals slaughtered in Benin was 25.05 billion in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest hypothetical land animals slaughtered recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 33.39 billion in 1985.
What is the lowest hypothetical land animals slaughtered recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 6.40 billion in 1961.
How does Benin rank for hypothetical land animals slaughtered?
Benin ranks 137th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is hypothetical land animals slaughtered rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 52.2%. 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 Hypothetical land animals slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Hypothetical land animals slaughtered in Benin. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/hypothetical-land-animals-slaughtered/benin/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/hypothetical-land-animals-slaughtered/benin/">Hypothetical land animals slaughtered in Benin</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Hypothetical land animals slaughtered
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 11,563 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed