Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre was 0.462 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.462 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 17.9%
World rank
120th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.6186 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.1667 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1966
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Benin stood at 0.462 metric tons per square kilometre.
The figure is down 17.9% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 0.6186 metric tons per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1667 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1966.
Benin ranks 120th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2483 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2661 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2217 metric tons per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2306 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1774 metric tons per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1667 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3157 metric tons per square kilometre | +89.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3184 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.3246 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.3823 metric tons per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 1971 | 0.3849 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.3831 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3607 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1974 | 0.3494 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3329 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.3291 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3239 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3182 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3166 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3355 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3349 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3328 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3071 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3128 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3225 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3435 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3715 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3305 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3712 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1990 | 0.3391 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 0.3111 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2881 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3478 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3541 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3936 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1996 | 0.374 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3883 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3737 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3586 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2867 metric tons per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3407 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3606 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3694 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3546 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2793 metric tons per square kilometre | -21.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3681 metric tons per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3227 metric tons per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3325 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3452 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3529 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3445 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.358 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3762 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.422 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3235 metric tons per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4417 metric tons per square kilometre | +36.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5269 metric tons per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5111 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6186 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5929 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6159 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.563 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2023 | 0.462 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.9% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.462 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.462 metric tons per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.462 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4202 metric tons per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capture fisheries production (metric tons), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +89.4% | 0.1667 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3157 metric tons per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2522 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1667 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3246 metric tons per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3481 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3166 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3849 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3362 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3071 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3715 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3528 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2881 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3936 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.336 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2793 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3694 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4275 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3235 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6186 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5584 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.462 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.6159 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 117 Cameroon 0.4851 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 118 Monaco 0.4798 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 119 Iran 0.4797 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 121 Namibia 0.4532 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 122 Angola 0.4434 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 123 East Timor 0.4366 metric tons per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Benin
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Benin?
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre in Benin was 0.462 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6186 metric tons per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1667 metric tons per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Benin rank for capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 120th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. 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 Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Capture fisheries production (metric tons) 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.
Capture fisheries production (metric tons) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Capture fisheries production Food and Agriculture Organization., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Capture fisheries production (metric tons) 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.