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

Latest (2019)
0.0023 units per person
Change on year
up 106.0%
World rank
132nd
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.0133 units per person
in 1992
All-time low
-0.0023 units per person
in 2010
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Benin, 1961–2019

00.0050.010.015196119902019

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

Annual values for Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita in Benin, 1961 to 2019.
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.

YearChange FromTo
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 129 Burkina Faso 0.0044 units per person compare
  2. 130 China 0.0032 units per person compare
  3. 131 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0024 units per person compare
  4. 133 Madagascar 0.0021 units per person compare
  5. 134 Chad 0.0018 units per person compare
  6. 135 Iran 0.0016 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 174 places →

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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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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

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Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Wheat, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
174 places, 7,762 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

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.