Chickens, broilers — Stocks in Benin
Benin: Chickens, broilers — Stocks was 0 An in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Chickens, broilers — Stocks in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, broilers — stocks in Benin stood at 0 An. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, broilers — stocks in Benin peaked at 17.64 million An in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 An, in 2020.
Benin ranks 190th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens, broilers — Stocks in Benin, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.00 million An | — |
| 1962 | 3.00 million An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 3.00 million An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 3.10 million An | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 3.10 million An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 3.20 million An | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 3.30 million An | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 3.35 million An | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 3.95 million An | +17.9% |
| 1970 | 4.25 million An | +7.6% |
| 1971 | 4.83 million An | +13.6% |
| 1972 | 5.10 million An | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 5.62 million An | +10.3% |
| 1974 | 5.95 million An | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 6.40 million An | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 7.00 million An | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 7.50 million An | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 7.95 million An | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 8.76 million An | +10.2% |
| 1980 | 9.30 million An | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 9.56 million An | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 10.92 million An | +14.2% |
| 1983 | 13.44 million An | +23.1% |
| 1984 | 15.12 million An | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 17.64 million An | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 14.28 million An | -19.0% |
| 1987 | 12.60 million An | -11.8% |
| 1988 | 10.92 million An | -13.3% |
| 1989 | 9.24 million An | -15.4% |
| 1990 | 8.04 million An | -13.0% |
| 1991 | 900,000 An | -88.8% |
| 1992 | 1.02 million An | +13.8% |
| 1993 | 954,000 An | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 1.00 million An | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 1.04 million An | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 494,000 An | -52.7% |
| 1997 | 1.05 million An | +112.8% |
| 1998 | 1.12 million An | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 1.10 million An | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.26 million An | +14.4% |
| 2001 | 2.43 million An | +93.0% |
| 2002 | 2.51 million An | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 2.56 million An | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 2.64 million An | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 2.73 million An | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 2.80 million An | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 2.89 million An | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 3.02 million An | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 3.08 million An | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 3.32 million An | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 3.40 million An | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 3.47 million An | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 3.54 million An | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 3.60 million An | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 2.67 million An | -26.0% |
| 2016 | 3.81 million An | +42.8% |
| 2017 | 3.95 million An | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 4.09 million An | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 4.25 million An | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0 An | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 An | — |
| 2022 | 0 An | — |
| 2023 | 0 An | — |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0 An is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.22 million An. (40 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.28 million An. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, broilers — Stocks 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +112.8% | 494,000 An | 1.05 million An |
| 2020 | -100.0% | 4.25 million An | 0 An |
| 1991 | -88.8% | 8.04 million An | 900,000 An |
| 2001 | +93.0% | 1.26 million An | 2.43 million An |
| 1996 | -52.7% | 1.04 million An | 494,000 An |
| 2016 | +42.8% | 2.67 million An | 3.81 million An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.22 million An | 3.00 million An | 3.95 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.34 million An | 4.25 million An | 8.76 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.30 million An | 9.24 million An | 17.64 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.67 million An | 494,000 An | 8.04 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.59 million An | 1.26 million An | 3.08 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.61 million An | 2.67 million An | 4.25 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 An | 0 An | 0 An | 4 |
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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 chickens, broilers — stocks in Benin?
- Chickens, broilers — stocks in Benin was 0 An in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens, broilers — stocks recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 17.64 million An in 1985.
- What is the lowest chickens, broilers — stocks recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 An in 2020.
- How does Benin rank for chickens, broilers — stocks?
- Benin ranks 190th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, broilers — stocks rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Chickens, broilers — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).