Poultry production, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Poultry production, per square kilometre was 0.1037 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry production, per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, poultry production, per square kilometre in Benin stood at 0.1037 tonnes per square kilometre.
The figure is up 24.9% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry production, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 0.2128 tonnes per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0355 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
Benin ranks 152nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Poultry production, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0355 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0355 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0355 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0362 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0369 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0376 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.039 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0411 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0433 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0475 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0525 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0568 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0624 tonnes per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0681 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0745 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0816 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0873 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0937 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1029 tonnes per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1107 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1135 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1277 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1632 tonnes per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1845 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2128 tonnes per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1703 tonnes per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1561 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1348 tonnes per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1064 tonnes per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0958 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1991 | 0.078 tonnes per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0816 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0887 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0922 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0958 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0972 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0993 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1015 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1029 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1229 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0845 tonnes per square kilometre | -31.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0894 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1268 tonnes per square kilometre | +41.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1041 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1176 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0882 tonnes per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0933 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0865 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0888 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0917 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1036 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1069 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1103 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1138 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1175 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1212 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1251 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1291 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1333 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0869 tonnes per square kilometre | -34.8% |
| 2021 | 0.083 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.083 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1037 tonnes per square kilometre | +24.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +41.8% | 0.0894 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1268 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 2020 | -34.8% | 0.1333 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0869 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0378 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0355 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0433 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0727 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0475 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1029 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.148 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1064 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2128 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0933 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.078 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1029 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1002 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0845 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1268 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1152 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0917 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1333 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0891 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.083 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1037 tonnes per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 149 Cape Verde 0.1205 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 150 Gambia 0.1199 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 151 Guinea-Bissau 0.1113 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 153 Iceland 0.0958 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 154 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0871 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 155 South Sudan 0.0831 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 poultry production, per square kilometre in Benin?
- Poultry production, per square kilometre in Benin was 0.1037 tonnes per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry production, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2128 tonnes per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest poultry production, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0355 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for poultry production, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 152nd out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Poultry production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry 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.
Poultry production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Poultry 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
Poultry 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.