Cattle — Stocks, per capita in Benin
Benin: Cattle — Stocks, per capita was 0.1792 An per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Stocks, per capita in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.1792 An per person for cattle — stocks, per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 6.6% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks, per capita in Benin peaked at 0.2147 An per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1257 An per person, in 1961.
Benin ranks 70th of 167 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.
Cattle — Stocks, per capita in Benin, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1257 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1329 An per person | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1395 An per person | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1454 An per person | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1629 An per person | +12.1% |
| 1966 | 0.18 An per person | +10.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1837 An per person | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1788 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1887 An per person | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1848 An per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1875 An per person | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2015 An per person | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2082 An per person | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1885 An per person | -9.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2095 An per person | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2014 An per person | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2003 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.199 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1977 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2112 An per person | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2114 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2117 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2118 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2119 An per person | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2119 An per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1914 An per person | -9.6% |
| 1987 | 0.186 An per person | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1863 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1793 An per person | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2045 An per person | +14.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1997 An per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2031 An per person | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1942 An per person | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2111 An per person | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1746 An per person | -17.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2034 An per person | +16.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2043 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2019 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2054 An per person | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2133 An per person | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2147 An per person | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2136 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2118 An per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2105 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2039 An per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2082 An per person | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2074 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2064 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2055 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2046 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2039 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.203 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2023 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2015 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2007 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1993 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1988 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1985 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1482 An per person | -25.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1578 An per person | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1682 An per person | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1792 An per person | +6.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.1792 An per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.177 An per person, 1.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.1792 An per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2095 An per person, 86% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Stocks, 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -25.3% | 0.1985 An per person | 0.1482 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1597 An per person | 0.1257 An per person | 0.1887 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1978 An per person | 0.1848 An per person | 0.2095 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2013 An per person | 0.1793 An per person | 0.2119 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2002 An per person | 0.1746 An per person | 0.2111 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2095 An per person | 0.2039 An per person | 0.2147 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2013 An per person | 0.1985 An per person | 0.2046 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1634 An per person | 0.1482 An per person | 0.1792 An per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — stocks, per capita in Benin?
- Cattle — stocks, per capita in Benin was 0.1792 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — stocks, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2147 An per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks, per capita recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1257 An per person in 1961.
- How does Benin rank for cattle — stocks, per capita?
- Benin ranks 70th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. 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 Cattle — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cattle — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Cattle — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.