Number of people who are undernourished in Benin
Benin: Number of people who are undernourished was 2.00 million millions in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people who are undernourished in Benin, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in millions.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people who are undernourished in Benin is 2.00 million millions, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.1% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people who are undernourished in Benin peaked at 2.00 million millions in 2023 and was at its lowest, 800,000 millions, in 2004.
That places Benin 49th out of 131 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Number of people who are undernourished in Benin, year by year
| Year | millions | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.10 million millions | — |
| 2002 | 1.00 million millions | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 900,000 millions | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 800,000 millions | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 800,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 800,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 800,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 800,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 800,000 millions | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 900,000 millions | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 1.00 million millions | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 1.00 million millions | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.00 million millions | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.00 million millions | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.00 million millions | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.10 million millions | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 1.30 million millions | +18.2% |
| 2018 | 1.40 million millions | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 1.50 million millions | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 1.50 million millions | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.70 million millions | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 1.80 million millions | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 2.00 million millions | +11.1% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 2.00 million millions is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.60 million millions, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Benin's 2.00 million millions is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.10 million millions, 95% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 866,667 millions | 800,000 millions | 1.10 million millions | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.12 million millions | 900,000 millions | 1.50 million millions | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 million millions | 1.50 million millions | 2.00 million millions | 4 |
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 number of people who are undernourished in Benin?
- Number of people who are undernourished in Benin was 2.00 million millions in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2.00 million millions in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people who are undernourished recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 800,000 millions in 2004.
- How does Benin rank for number of people who are undernourished?
- Benin ranks 49th out of 131 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people who are undernourished rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people who are undernourished. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Undernourishment is measured as having a caloric intake that is insufficient to meet the minimum energy requirements necessary for a given individual.