Milk production, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Milk production, per square kilometre was 1.55 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Milk production, per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Benin recorded 1.55 tonnes per square kilometre for milk production, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 15.1% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milk production, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 1.55 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0623 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
Benin ranks 120th of 185 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.
Milk production, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0623 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0656 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0698 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0759 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1965 | 0.085 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0927 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1967 | 0.095 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0965 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1009 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0995 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0993 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1037 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1056 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1194 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1321 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1332 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1279 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1391 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1419 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1534 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1572 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1607 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.1646 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.1779 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1784 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.183 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1746 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1787 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1676 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1865 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7208 tonnes per square kilometre | +286.6% |
| 1992 | 0.7485 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.7554 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.811 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7156 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7948 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8118 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.829 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8636 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8533 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8803 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.9004 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9204 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9444 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9654 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9916 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.02 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.04 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.07 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.12 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.16 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.18 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.2 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.23 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.26 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 1.29 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.31 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.34 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 1.26 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 1.35 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 1.55 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1.55 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.44 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1.55 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.22 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milk production, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +286.6% | 0.1865 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7208 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0826 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0623 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1009 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1202 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0993 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1419 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1696 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1534 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.183 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7237 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1865 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8636 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9577 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8533 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.1 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.34 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.55 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 117 Grenada 1.71 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 118 Saint Lucia 1.69 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 119 Burkina Faso 1.61 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 121 Iceland 1.55 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 122 Saudi Arabia 1.53 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 123 Paraguay 1.41 tonnes per square kilometre compare
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 milk production, per square kilometre in Benin?
- Milk production, per square kilometre in Benin was 1.55 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest milk production, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.55 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest milk production, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0623 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for milk production, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 120th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is milk production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Milk production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Milk production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Milk production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Milk production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Milk production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.