Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Benin
Benin: Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita was 0.0002 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Benin, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.0002 units per person for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in 2019.
The figure is up 145.9% on the previous year and up 343.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.0055 units per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, -0.0027 units per person, in 2010.
Benin ranks 130th of 177 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.
Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1962 | -0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1963 | -0.0001 units per person | +91.1% |
| 1964 | -0 units per person | -78.6% |
| 1965 | -0 units per person | +38.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 units per person | -564.0% |
| 1967 | -0 units per person | -115.0% |
| 1968 | -0.0004 units per person | +1192.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0004 units per person | -196.2% |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1971 | -0.0005 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0006 units per person | -217.0% |
| 1973 | -0.0005 units per person | -180.4% |
| 1974 | -0.0018 units per person | +295.1% |
| 1975 | -0 units per person | -98.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0016 units per person | -7385.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0055 units per person | +250.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per person | -98.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per person | +60.9% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | -96.5% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0007 units per person | — |
| 1983 | 0.0044 units per person | +545.5% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | -99.0% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -21.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 units per person | +924.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 units per person | -54.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0021 units per person | +1188.9% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -99.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 units per person | +1259.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 units per person | +62.3% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -91.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0019 units per person | +4341.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 units per person | -70.8% |
| 1995 | -0.0019 units per person | -443.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 units per person | -104.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 units per person | +773.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 units per person | -49.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per person | -80.0% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -79.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 units per person | +1589.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 units per person | +31.9% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -95.1% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +121.5% |
| 2006 | -0.0013 units per person | -3737.4% |
| 2007 | -0.0013 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per person | -105.2% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -28.3% |
| 2010 | -0.0027 units per person | -5835.7% |
| 2011 | -0.0003 units per person | -88.2% |
| 2012 | -0.0017 units per person | +429.2% |
| 2013 | -0.0005 units per person | -72.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | -124.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per person | -27.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per person | -27.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per person | +46.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 units per person | +145.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +7385.4% | -0 units per person | 0.0016 units per person |
| 2010 | -5835.7% | 0 units per person | -0.0027 units per person |
| 1993 | +4341.9% | 0 units per person | 0.0019 units per person |
| 2006 | -3737.4% | 0 units per person | -0.0013 units per person |
| 2001 | +1589.4% | 0 units per person | 0.0002 units per person |
| 1990 | +1259.4% | 0 units per person | 0.0003 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0 units per person | -0.0004 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 units per person | -0.0018 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0008 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 units per person | -0.0019 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0002 units per person | -0.0013 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0005 units per person | -0.0027 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
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 net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Benin?
- Net food imports by crop - maize, per capita in Benin was 0.0002 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0055 units per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0027 units per person in 2010.
- How does Benin rank for net food imports by crop - maize, per capita?
- Benin ranks 130th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - maize, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 343.1%. 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 Net food imports by crop - Maize, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net food imports by crop - Maize divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net food imports by crop - Maize ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net food imports by crop - Maize FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#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
Net food imports by crop - Maize divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.