Rice — Production, per capita in Benin

Benin: Rice — Production, per capita was 0.0349 t per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0349 t per person
Change on year
down 8.5%
World rank
38th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.0387 t per person
in 2021
All-time low
0.0003 t per person
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Production, per capita in Benin, 1961–2023

00.010.020.030.04196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.

Analysis

In 2023, rice — production, per capita in Benin stood at 0.0349 t per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — production, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.0387 t per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 t per person, in 1962.

Benin ranks 38th of 120 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.

Rice — Production, per capita in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Production, per capita in Benin, 1961 to 2023.
Year t per person Change
1961 0.0003 t per person —
1962 0.0003 t per person -4.1%
1963 0.0003 t per person +16.0%
1964 0.0004 t per person +13.3%
1965 0.0005 t per person +44.0%
1966 0.0005 t per person +1.1%
1967 0.0004 t per person -19.6%
1968 0.0006 t per person +39.0%
1969 0.0009 t per person +43.3%
1970 0.0016 t per person +81.7%
1971 0.0017 t per person +9.1%
1972 0.0021 t per person +19.7%
1973 0.0024 t per person +18.1%
1974 0.0029 t per person +21.0%
1975 0.0039 t per person +33.0%
1976 0.0052 t per person +32.9%
1977 0.0051 t per person -2.5%
1978 0.002 t per person -60.3%
1979 0.0027 t per person +33.7%
1980 0.0026 t per person -3.8%
1981 0.0021 t per person -18.6%
1982 0.0021 t per person +0.1%
1983 0.0012 t per person -41.4%
1984 0.0017 t per person +37.4%
1985 0.0015 t per person -12.6%
1986 0.0018 t per person +22.8%
1987 0.0017 t per person -7.5%
1988 0.002 t per person +15.7%
1989 0.0018 t per person -10.3%
1990 0.0021 t per person +18.2%
1991 0.0019 t per person -8.9%
1992 0.0018 t per person -2.0%
1993 0.0017 t per person -8.3%
1994 0.0022 t per person +32.4%
1995 0.0028 t per person +23.2%
1996 0.0035 t per person +25.9%
1997 0.0041 t per person +17.3%
1998 0.0052 t per person +28.2%
1999 0.0049 t per person -7.2%
2000 0.0068 t per person +40.3%
2001 0.0074 t per person +8.1%
2002 0.0082 t per person +11.7%
2003 0.0068 t per person -16.9%
2004 0.0079 t per person +15.8%
2005 0.0093 t per person +17.2%
2006 0.0071 t per person -23.5%
2007 0.0081 t per person +14.6%
2008 0.0119 t per person +45.4%
2009 0.0158 t per person +33.6%
2010 0.0128 t per person -19.5%
2011 0.0218 t per person +70.6%
2012 0.0208 t per person -4.2%
2013 0.0339 t per person +62.5%
2014 0.0212 t per person -37.3%
2015 0.018 t per person -15.3%
2016 0.0241 t per person +33.8%
2017 0.0231 t per person -3.8%
2018 0.0371 t per person +60.2%
2019 0.0319 t per person -14.0%
2020 0.0315 t per person -1.3%
2021 0.0387 t per person +23.0%
2022 0.0382 t per person -1.5%
2023 0.0349 t per person -8.5%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 0.0349 t per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0176 t per person, 2.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 0.0349 t per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0096 t per person, 3.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0005 t per person 0.0003 t per person 0.0009 t per person 9
1970s 0.003 t per person 0.0016 t per person 0.0052 t per person 10
1980s 0.0018 t per person 0.0012 t per person 0.0026 t per person 10
1990s 0.003 t per person 0.0017 t per person 0.0052 t per person 10
2000s 0.0089 t per person 0.0068 t per person 0.0158 t per person 10
2010s 0.0245 t per person 0.0128 t per person 0.0371 t per person 10
2020s 0.0358 t per person 0.0315 t per person 0.0387 t per person 4

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 35 Ghana 0.0433 t per person compare
  2. 36 Belize 0.0431 t per person compare
  3. 37 Nigeria 0.0391 t per person compare
  4. 39 Burundi 0.0301 t per person compare
  5. 40 Argentina 0.0255 t per person compare
  6. 41 Kazakhstan 0.0239 t per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — production, per capita in Benin?
Rice — production, per capita in Benin was 0.0349 t per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest rice — production, per capita recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 0.0387 t per person in 2021.
What is the lowest rice — production, per capita recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 t per person in 1962.
How does Benin rank for rice — production, per capita?
Benin ranks 38th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — production, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 Rice — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rice — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Rice — Production ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Rice — Production, per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
121 places, 6,209 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Rice — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.