Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Benin
Benin: Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita was 0.0023 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Benin, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.0023 units per person for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in 2019.
That represents a change of up 106.0% on the previous year and up 63.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.0133 units per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, -0.0023 units per person, in 2010.
Benin ranks 132nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1963 | -0.0001 units per person | — |
| 1964 | -0 units per person | -70.0% |
| 1965 | -0 units per person | +25.5% |
| 1966 | -0.0001 units per person | +21.0% |
| 1967 | -0 units per person | -49.2% |
| 1968 | -0.0004 units per person | +1331.7% |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1971 | -0.0005 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0014 units per person | -377.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 units per person | -22.4% |
| 1974 | -0.001 units per person | -187.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0015 units per person | -259.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0055 units per person | +253.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0097 units per person | +78.2% |
| 1978 | 0.004 units per person | -58.8% |
| 1979 | 0.009 units per person | +125.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0103 units per person | +13.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0124 units per person | +20.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0128 units per person | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0097 units per person | -23.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0081 units per person | -17.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0098 units per person | +21.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0062 units per person | -37.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0024 units per person | -60.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0129 units per person | +430.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0029 units per person | -77.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0116 units per person | +303.7% |
| 1991 | 0.009 units per person | -21.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0133 units per person | +47.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0011 units per person | -92.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0029 units per person | +173.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0014 units per person | -52.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 units per person | -43.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0015 units per person | +94.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0018 units per person | +17.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0019 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0017 units per person | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0021 units per person | +22.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0026 units per person | +24.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 units per person | -30.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per person | -88.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0019 units per person | +807.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 units per person | -36.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 units per person | +65.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 units per person | -26.6% |
| 2010 | -0.0023 units per person | -263.3% |
| 2011 | 0.002 units per person | -185.9% |
| 2012 | 0.002 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 units per person | -16.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per person | -92.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 units per person | +1290.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 units per person | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 units per person | -28.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 units per person | -13.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0023 units per person | +106.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Wheat, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | -1331.7% | -0 units per person | -0.0004 units per person |
| 2015 | +1290.5% | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0016 units per person |
| 2006 | +807.5% | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0019 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0 units per person | -0.0004 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0031 units per person | -0.001 units per person | 0.0097 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0087 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0129 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0133 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 units per person | -0.0023 units per person | 0.0023 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 129 Burkina Faso 0.0044 units per person compare
- 130 China 0.0032 units per person compare
- 131 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0024 units per person compare
- 133 Madagascar 0.0021 units per person compare
- 134 Chad 0.0018 units per person compare
- 135 Iran 0.0016 units per person 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 net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Benin?
- Net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita in Benin was 0.0023 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0133 units per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0023 units per person in 2010.
- How does Benin rank for net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita?
- Benin ranks 132nd out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - wheat, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.8%. 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 - Wheat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net food imports by crop - Wheat 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 - Wheat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net food imports by crop - Wheat 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 - Wheat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.